diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/ipv6/defconfig b/configs/sama5d4-ek/ipv6/defconfig
index 231dac4c57..34240356ef 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/ipv6/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/ipv6/defconfig
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ CONFIG_RAMLOG_NPOLLWAITERS=4
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_NET=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_PHY=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
-# CONFIG_NET_NOINTS is not set
+CONFIG_NET_NOINTS=y
 # CONFIG_NET_PROMISCUOUS is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/nsh/defconfig b/configs/sama5d4-ek/nsh/defconfig
index d8d438d82b..25976f21f7 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/nsh/defconfig
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ CONFIG_RAMLOG_NPOLLWAITERS=4
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_NET=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_PHY=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
-# CONFIG_NET_NOINTS is not set
+CONFIG_NET_NOINTS=y
 # CONFIG_NET_PROMISCUOUS is not set
 
 #
@@ -872,8 +872,10 @@ CONFIG_NET_ICMP_PING=y
 CONFIG_NET_ARP=y
 CONFIG_NET_ARPTAB_SIZE=16
 CONFIG_NET_ARP_MAXAGE=120
-CONFIG_NET_ARP_IPIN=y
-# CONFIG_NET_ARP_SEND is not set
+# CONFIG_NET_ARP_IPIN is not set
+CONFIG_NET_ARP_SEND=y
+CONFIG_ARP_SEND_MAXTRIES=5
+CONFIG_ARP_SEND_DELAYMSEC=20
 
 #
 # Network I/O Buffer Support