diff --git a/target/linux/layerscape/base-files/etc/rc.local b/target/linux/layerscape/base-files/etc/rc.local
deleted file mode 100644
index 297c3a83db..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/layerscape/base-files/etc/rc.local
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Put your custom commands here that should be executed once
-# the system init finished. By default this file does nothing.
-modprobe pfe.ko
-exit 0
diff --git a/target/linux/layerscape/modules.mk b/target/linux/layerscape/modules.mk
index 5fef373ff5..7a368a0d29 100644
--- a/target/linux/layerscape/modules.mk
+++ b/target/linux/layerscape/modules.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ define KernelPackage/ppfe
   DEPENDS:=@TARGET_layerscape
   KCONFIG:=CONFIG_FSL_PPFE CONFIG_FSL_PPFE_UTIL_DISABLED
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/staging/fsl_ppfe/pfe.ko
-  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,35,ppfe)
+  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,35,pfe)
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/ppfe/description