diff --git a/meta/classes/devshell.bbclass b/meta/classes/devshell.bbclass
index 62dc958d9a..26c01c080a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/devshell.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/devshell.bbclass
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ addtask devshell after do_patch do_prepare_recipe_sysroot
 DEVSHELL_STARTDIR ?= "${S}"
 do_devshell[dirs] = "${DEVSHELL_STARTDIR}"
 do_devshell[nostamp] = "1"
+do_devshell[network] = "1"
 
 # devshell and fakeroot/pseudo need careful handling since only the final
 # command should run under fakeroot emulation, any X connection should
@@ -154,3 +155,4 @@ python do_pydevshell() {
 addtask pydevshell after do_patch
 
 do_pydevshell[nostamp] = "1"
+do_pydevshell[network] = "1"