diff --git a/board/qemu-malta/qemu-malta.c b/board/qemu-malta/qemu-malta.c
index e3a733f42f..4cbd7368fe 100644
--- a/board/qemu-malta/qemu-malta.c
+++ b/board/qemu-malta/qemu-malta.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 
 #include <asm/addrspace.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ int checkboard(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	return pci_eth_init(bis);
+}
+
 void _machine_restart(void)
 {
 	void __iomem *reset_base;
diff --git a/include/configs/qemu-malta.h b/include/configs/qemu-malta.h
index ef44d3da72..c79c911aba 100644
--- a/include/configs/qemu-malta.h
+++ b/include/configs/qemu-malta.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_PCI
 #define CONFIG_PCI_GT64120
 #define CONFIG_PCI_PNP
+#define CONFIG_PCNET
 
 /*
  * CPU Configuration
@@ -105,10 +106,10 @@
 #undef CONFIG_CMD_FPGA
 #undef CONFIG_CMD_LOADB
 #undef CONFIG_CMD_LOADS
-#undef CONFIG_CMD_NET
 #undef CONFIG_CMD_NFS
 
 #define CONFIG_CMD_PCI
+#define CONFIG_CMD_PING
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LONGHELP		/* verbose help, undef to save memory */