diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/at91rm9200ek/env/config b/arch/arm/boards/at91rm9200ek/env/config
index 12655c2b4..d1d9e8eee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/at91rm9200ek/env/config
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/at91rm9200ek/env/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # use 'dhcp' to do dhcp in barebox and in kernel
 # use 'none' if you want to skip kernel ip autoconfiguration
-ip=dhcp
+ip=dhcp-barebox
 
 # or set your networking parameters here
 #eth0.ipaddr=a.b.c.d
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9260ek/env/config b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9260ek/env/config
index 74e793c77..2c0f075fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9260ek/env/config
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9260ek/env/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # use 'dhcp' to do dhcp in barebox and in kernel
 # use 'none' if you want to skip kernel ip autoconfiguration
-ip=dhcp
+ip=dhcp-barebox
 
 if [ x$armlinux_architecture = x1099 ]
 then
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config
index fca5184ce..be4d37ce4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # use 'dhcp' to do dhcp in barebox and in kernel
 # use 'none' if you want to skip kernel ip autoconfiguration
-ip=dhcp
+ip=dhcp-barebox
 
 if [ x$armlinux_architecture = x848 ]
 then
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9263ek/env/config b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9263ek/env/config
index 95eb8afa3..93eeb1e2c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9263ek/env/config
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9263ek/env/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # use 'dhcp' to do dhcp in barebox and in kernel
 # use 'none' if you want to skip kernel ip autoconfiguration
-ip=dhcp
+ip=dhcp-barebox
 dhcp_vendor_id=barebox-at91sam9263ek
 
 # or set your networking parameters here
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9m10g45ek/env/config b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9m10g45ek/env/config
index 6b965994d..d1151323d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9m10g45ek/env/config
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9m10g45ek/env/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # use 'dhcp' to do dhcp in barebox and in kernel
 # use 'none' if you want to skip kernel ip autoconfiguration
-ip=dhcp
+ip=dhcp-barebox
 dhcp_vendor_id=barebox-at91sam9m10g45ek
 
 # or set your networking parameters here
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/tny-a926x/env/config b/arch/arm/boards/tny-a926x/env/config
index 0ca38d520..b5215dc46 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/tny-a926x/env/config
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/tny-a926x/env/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # use 'dhcp' to do dhcp in barebox and in kernel
 # use 'none' if you want to skip kernel ip autoconfiguration
-ip=none
+ip=dhcp-barebox
 
 # or set your networking parameters here
 #eth0.ipaddr=a.b.c.d
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/usb-a926x/env/config b/arch/arm/boards/usb-a926x/env/config
index ff097a09e..1f7280382 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/usb-a926x/env/config
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/usb-a926x/env/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # use 'dhcp' to do dhcp in barebox and in kernel
 # use 'none' if you want to skip kernel ip autoconfiguration
-ip=dhcp
+ip=dhcp-barebox
 dhcp_vendor_id=barebox-at91sam9x5ek
 
 # or set your networking parameters here