diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
index 81a557df48..3ae377f78f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ define Device/tplink-4m
   $(Device/tplink-nolzma)
   TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT := 4M
   IMAGE_SIZE := 3904k
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 
 define Device/tplink-4mlzma
   $(Device/tplink-v1)
   TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT := 4Mlzma
   IMAGE_SIZE := 3904k
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 
 define Device/tplink-8m
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
index 4926084597..0da712c5d4 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-wa850re-v2
   TPLINK_HWID := 0x08500002
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := rssileds
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += tl-wa850re-v2
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_tl-wa850re-v2