diff --git a/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/Makefile b/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/Makefile
index bd2174fec3..f95356f16d 100644
--- a/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/Makefile
+++ b/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/Makefile
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
-COBJS	:= efikamx.o
-
-ifdef	CONFIG_CMD_USB
-COBJS	+= efikamx-usb.o
-endif
+COBJS	:= efikamx.o efikamx-usb.o
 
 SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
diff --git a/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/efikamx-usb.c b/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/efikamx-usb.c
index e9273d027a..cf020c35cb 100644
--- a/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/efikamx-usb.c
+++ b/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/efikamx-usb.c
@@ -214,3 +214,15 @@ void board_ehci_hcd_postinit(struct usb_ehci *ehci, int port)
 	if (port)
 		mdelay(10);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Ethernet on the Smarttop is on the USB bus. Rather than give an error about
+ * "CPU Net Initialization Failed", just pass this test since no other settings
+ * are required. Smartbook doesn't have built-in Ethernet but we will let it
+ * pass anyway considering someone may have plugged in a USB stick and all
+ * they need to do is run "usb start".
+ */
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/efikamx.c b/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/efikamx.c
index 6d98c94db9..cfd2e938b9 100644
--- a/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/efikamx.c
+++ b/board/genesi/mx51_efikamx/efikamx.c
@@ -492,9 +492,6 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 					ARRAY_SIZE(efikamx_pata_pads));
 	setup_iomux_usb();
 
-	if (machine_is_efikasb())
-		setenv("preboot", "usb reset ; setenv stdin usbkbd\0");
-
 	return 0;
 }