diff --git a/board/qemu-malta/qemu-malta.c b/board/qemu-malta/qemu-malta.c
index 9333242..10b624d 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/io.h>
 #include <asm/malta.h>
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ 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 36b584a..3e37224 100644
--- a/include/configs/qemu-malta.h
+++ b/include/configs/qemu-malta.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_PCI
 #define CONFIG_PCI_PNP
+#define CONFIG_PCNET
 
 /*
  * CPU Configuration
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SWAP_IO_SPACE
 
-
 /*
  * Memory map
  */
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@
 #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 */