diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/phone_manager/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/phone_manager/main.cc
index bb87a7a164..4e0ad0bd54 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/phone_manager/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/phone_manager/main.cc
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ struct Sculpt::Main : Input_event_handler,
 		.usb   = false,
 		.mmc   = false,
 		.modem = false, /* depends on presence of battery */
+		.nic   = false,
 	};
 
 	Drivers _drivers { _env, _child_states, *this, *this };
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/driver/nic.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/driver/nic.h
index 59e96a83f5..1a084410eb 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/driver/nic.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/driver/nic.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct Sculpt::Nic_driver : private Noncopyable
 
 	void update(Registry<Child_state> &registry, Board_info const &board_info)
 	{
-		bool const use_nic = board_info.detected.nic
+		bool const use_nic = (board_info.detected.nic || board_info.soc.nic)
 		                 &&  board_info.options.nic
 		                 && !board_info.options.suspending;
 
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/board_info.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/board_info.h
index 6f27f7e373..c26201af60 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/board_info.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/board_info.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct Sculpt::Board_info
 	 */
 	struct Soc
 	{
-		bool fb, touch, wifi, usb, mmc, modem;
+		bool fb, touch, wifi, usb, mmc, modem, nic;
 
 		bool operator != (Soc const &other) const
 		{
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_widget.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_widget.h
index 734a7d33f3..a3768bfc2c 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_widget.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_widget.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct Sculpt::Network_widget : Widget<Frame>
 				s.widget(_local, selected);
 
 			if (target.managed() || target.manual_type == Nic_target::WIRED)
-				if (board_info.detected.nic)
+				if (board_info.detected.nic || board_info.soc.nic)
 					s.widget(_wired, selected);
 
 			if (target.managed() || target.manual_type == Nic_target::WIFI)