diff --git a/configs/eb_cpu5282_defconfig b/configs/eb_cpu5282_defconfig
index 8b725f8..7b7cfd3 100644
--- a/configs/eb_cpu5282_defconfig
+++ b/configs/eb_cpu5282_defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DATE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_ADDR=0xFF040000
+CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_FSL=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_I2C_OFFSET=0x300