diff --git a/tasmota/include/tasmota_configurations_ESP32.h b/tasmota/include/tasmota_configurations_ESP32.h
index 11966f961..aa1c0d823 100644
--- a/tasmota/include/tasmota_configurations_ESP32.h
+++ b/tasmota/include/tasmota_configurations_ESP32.h
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@
   #define USE_MI_ESP32                           // (ESP32 only) Add support for ESP32 as a BLE-bridge (+9k2 mem, +292k flash)
 #endif // enable USE_MI_HOMEKIT
 
+#define USE_ETHERNET                             // Add support for ethernet (+20k code
+
 #endif  // FIRMWARE_BLUETOOTH
 
 /*********************************************************************************************\
@@ -454,6 +456,8 @@
 
 #define USE_IR_REMOTE
 
+#define USE_ETHERNET                             // Add support for ethernet (+20k code
+
 #endif  // FIRMWARE_TASMOTA_LVGL *******************************************************************
 
 /*********************************************************************************************\