diff --git a/components/net/lwip-1.4.1/src/lwipopts.h b/components/net/lwip-1.4.1/src/lwipopts.h
index 0b177b5894..8b4d38961e 100644
--- a/components/net/lwip-1.4.1/src/lwipopts.h
+++ b/components/net/lwip-1.4.1/src/lwipopts.h
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
    should be set high. */
 #define MEMP_NUM_PBUF               16
 
+/* the number of struct netconns */
+#ifdef RT_MEMP_NUM_NETCONN
+#define MEMP_NUM_NETCONN            RT_MEMP_NUM_NETCONN
+#endif
+
 /* the number of UDP protocol control blocks. One per active RAW "connection". */
 #ifdef RT_LWIP_RAW_PCB_NUM
 #define MEMP_NUM_RAW_PCB            RT_LWIP_RAW_PCB_NUM