diff --git a/boards/arm/kinetis/freedom-k28f/configs/nshsdusb/defconfig b/boards/arm/kinetis/freedom-k28f/configs/nshsdusb/defconfig
index fc0bfabadf..c9b6d008af 100644
--- a/boards/arm/kinetis/freedom-k28f/configs/nshsdusb/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/kinetis/freedom-k28f/configs/nshsdusb/defconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ CONFIG_MMCSD_SDIO=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_NETDB_BUFSIZE=128
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
+CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETINIT_NOMAC=y
 CONFIG_NETINIT_THREAD=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_TELNETD=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/pnev5180b/configs/nsh-cdcecm/defconfig b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/pnev5180b/configs/nsh-cdcecm/defconfig
index c81aa2b2d2..83019e7e3a 100644
--- a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/pnev5180b/configs/nsh-cdcecm/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/pnev5180b/configs/nsh-cdcecm/defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_LPC17_40_UART0=y
 CONFIG_LPC17_40_USBDEV=y
 CONFIG_LPC17_40_USBDEV_NOVBUS=y
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
+CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETINIT_NOMAC=y
 CONFIG_NET_CDCECM=y
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/pnev5180b/configs/usbnsh-cdcecm/defconfig b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/pnev5180b/configs/usbnsh-cdcecm/defconfig
index ddb2fcb5fa..53f12fe8ed 100644
--- a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/pnev5180b/configs/usbnsh-cdcecm/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/pnev5180b/configs/usbnsh-cdcecm/defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_LPC17_40_UART0=y
 CONFIG_LPC17_40_USBDEV=y
 CONFIG_LPC17_40_USBDEV_NOVBUS=y
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
+CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETINIT_NOMAC=y
 CONFIG_NET_CDCECM=y
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y