diff --git a/target/linux/x86_64/Makefile b/target/linux/x86_64/Makefile
index 25df5e7915..73898ec62a 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86_64/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86_64/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ KERNELNAME:=bzImage
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-e1000
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-e1000 kmod-r8169
 
 $(eval $(call BuildTarget))