diff --git a/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c b/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
index 9b2952f04e..c4c13a6682 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ int fsl_init2 (void) {
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_XILINX_AXIEMAC
+	ret |= xilinx_axiemac_initialize(bis, XILINX_AXIEMAC_BASEADDR,
+						XILINX_AXIDMA_BASEADDR);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_XILINX_EMACLITE
 	u32 txpp = 0;
 	u32 rxpp = 0;
diff --git a/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h b/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
index 09ff7c4fb9..6b3fd76003 100644
--- a/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
+++ b/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 # define CONFIG_XILINX_LL_TEMAC		1
 # define CONFIG_SYS_ENET
 #endif
+#if defined(XILINX_AXIEMAC_BASEADDR)
+# define CONFIG_XILINX_AXIEMAC	1
+# define CONFIG_SYS_ENET
+#endif
 
 #undef ET_DEBUG