diff --git a/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
index 5dd0015a03..6f5f896c8b 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ARCH:=x86_64
 BOARDNAME:=x86_64
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-button-hotplug kmod-e1000e kmod-e1000 kmod-r8169 kmod-igb kmod-bnx2
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-button-hotplug kmod-e1000e kmod-e1000 kmod-r8169 \
+	kmod-igb kmod-bnx2 forcedeth
 
 define Target/Description
         Build images for 64 bit systems including virtualized guests.
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/x86/image/generic.mk
index 65f7361184..c1a3f8b2e5 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/generic.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/generic.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ define Device/generic
   DEVICE_TITLE := Generic x86
   DEVICE_PACKAGES += kmod-3c59x kmod-8139too kmod-e100 kmod-e1000 kmod-natsemi \
 	kmod-ne2k-pci kmod-pcnet32 kmod-r8169 kmod-sis900 kmod-tg3 \
-	kmod-via-rhine kmod-via-velocity
+	kmod-via-rhine kmod-via-velocity forcedeth
   GRUB2_VARIANT := generic
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += generic
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/legacy.mk b/target/linux/x86/image/legacy.mk
index 9909341729..9d6fa5e387 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/legacy.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/legacy.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ define Device/generic
   DEVICE_TITLE := Generic x86/legacy
   DEVICE_PACKAGES += kmod-3c59x kmod-8139too kmod-e100 kmod-e1000 \
 	kmod-natsemi kmod-ne2k-pci kmod-pcnet32 kmod-r8169 kmod-sis900 \
-	kmod-tg3 kmod-via-rhine kmod-via-velocity
+	kmod-tg3 kmod-via-rhine kmod-via-velocity forcedeth
   GRUB2_VARIANT := legacy
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += generic