diff --git a/kernel_config_fragment b/kernel_config_fragment
index 83e9381..0f3b62a 100644
--- a/kernel_config_fragment
+++ b/kernel_config_fragment
@@ -53,10 +53,17 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_STACK_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT=y
 
+## Networking
+
 # Will everything blow up?
 # https://superuser.com/questions/684005/how-does-one-permanently-disable-gnu-linux-networking/1255015#1255015
 #CONFIG_NET=n
 
+# If given, we can use QEMU 2.9.0 default x86 networking without any -net or -netdev options,
+# since E1000 is the default networking device as mentioned at:
+# https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=QEMU/Networking&oldid=3268753
+CONFIG_E1000=y
+
 ## x86
 
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20069620/print-kernels-page-table-entries