diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6b5cfb892..a816c86db 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.25~rc4-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     TS-109/TS-209.
   * [arm] Pad the SSB structure so crossing-compiling a kernel for ARM
      won't fail because of sanity checks; patch from Gordon Farquharson.
+  * [mips(el)/sb1*] Enable SB1250_MAC (thanks Thomas Bogendoerfer).
 
   [ Daniel Baumann ]
   * Added patch from unionfs upstream to export release_open_intent symbol.
diff --git a/debian/config/mips/config.sb1-bcm91250a b/debian/config/mips/config.sb1-bcm91250a
index 687c99a81..3f2ed0fff 100644
--- a/debian/config/mips/config.sb1-bcm91250a
+++ b/debian/config/mips/config.sb1-bcm91250a
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ CONFIG_HAMACHI=m
 CONFIG_YELLOWFIN=m
 CONFIG_R8169=m
 # CONFIG_R8169_NAPI is not set
+CONFIG_SB1250_MAC=y
 CONFIG_SIS190=m
 CONFIG_SKGE=m
 CONFIG_SKY2=m
diff --git a/debian/config/mips/config.sb1a-bcm91480b b/debian/config/mips/config.sb1a-bcm91480b
index 5fd167f8f..f9c1a8475 100644
--- a/debian/config/mips/config.sb1a-bcm91480b
+++ b/debian/config/mips/config.sb1a-bcm91480b
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ CONFIG_HAMACHI=m
 CONFIG_YELLOWFIN=m
 CONFIG_R8169=m
 # CONFIG_R8169_NAPI is not set
+CONFIG_SB1250_MAC=y
 CONFIG_SIS190=m
 CONFIG_SKGE=m
 CONFIG_SKY2=m
diff --git a/debian/config/mipsel/config.sb1-bcm91250a b/debian/config/mipsel/config.sb1-bcm91250a
index 581b6f4ad..a40ea1f6c 100644
--- a/debian/config/mipsel/config.sb1-bcm91250a
+++ b/debian/config/mipsel/config.sb1-bcm91250a
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ CONFIG_HAMACHI=m
 CONFIG_YELLOWFIN=m
 CONFIG_R8169=m
 # CONFIG_R8169_NAPI is not set
+CONFIG_SB1250_MAC=y
 CONFIG_SIS190=m
 CONFIG_SKGE=m
 CONFIG_SKY2=m
diff --git a/debian/config/mipsel/config.sb1a-bcm91480b b/debian/config/mipsel/config.sb1a-bcm91480b
index 9707f00e8..7579b51b3 100644
--- a/debian/config/mipsel/config.sb1a-bcm91480b
+++ b/debian/config/mipsel/config.sb1a-bcm91480b
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ CONFIG_HAMACHI=m
 CONFIG_YELLOWFIN=m
 CONFIG_R8169=m
 # CONFIG_R8169_NAPI is not set
+CONFIG_SB1250_MAC=y
 CONFIG_SIS190=m
 CONFIG_SKGE=m
 CONFIG_SKY2=m