diff --git a/configs/M53017EVB_defconfig b/configs/M53017EVB_defconfig
index b12e181..b434787 100644
--- a/configs/M53017EVB_defconfig
+++ b/configs/M53017EVB_defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_ENV_ADDR=0x40000
 CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN=y
+CONFIG_SYS_RX_ETH_BUFFER=8
 CONFIG_UDP_CHECKSUM=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_FSL=y