diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm-5.4/n1sdp/enable-realtek-R8169.cfg b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm-5.4/n1sdp/enable-realtek-R8169.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..192cac08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm-5.4/n1sdp/enable-realtek-R8169.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Enable Realtek Gigabit Ethernet adapter
+CONFIG_R8169=y
diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm_5.4.bbappend b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm_5.4.bbappend
index 029dbbb7..e2640e0c 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm_5.4.bbappend
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-linaro-arm_5.4.bbappend
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ SRC_URI_append_n1sdp = " \
     file://0002-pci_quirk-add-acs-override-for-PCI-devices.patch \
     file://0003-pcie-Add-quirk-for-the-Arm-Neoverse-N1SDP-platform.patch \
     file://0004-n1sdp-update-n1sdp-pci-quirk-for-SR-IOV-support.patch \
+    file://enable-realtek-R8169.cfg \
     "
 
 # Referring to commit TAG N1SDP-2020.03.26