diff --git a/image/interfaces b/image/interfaces
index 17dcaf75..5e523d50 100644
--- a/image/interfaces
+++ b/image/interfaces
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 auto lo
 
 iface lo inet loopback
+
+allow-hotplug eth0
 iface eth0 inet dhcp
 
 allow-hotplug wlan0