diff --git a/bsp/valleyisland/valleyisland.cfg b/bsp/valleyisland/valleyisland.cfg
index 267d67487dd9c8dd0fc7a34790dbcffd7be437cd..4019a3d43e450e842fe85b51e19c17206cf7409b 100644
--- a/bsp/valleyisland/valleyisland.cfg
+++ b/bsp/valleyisland/valleyisland.cfg
@@ -69,3 +69,6 @@ CONFIG_RTC_INTF_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_RTC_INTF_PROC=y
 CONFIG_RTC_INTF_DEV=y
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_CMOS=y
+
+# Ethernet support
+CONFIG_R8169=m