diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/generic.mk
index 478e399d0cedec..3abc09965324dd 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/generic.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/generic.mk
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ define Device/devolo_magic-2-wifi-next
 	IMAGE_SIZE := 26624k
 	IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin
 	IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-kernel | append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | append-metadata
-	DEFAULT := n
+	DEVICE_PACKAGES := flock libcap ebtables-nft ethtool-full
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += devolo_magic-2-wifi-next