diff --git a/target/linux/bcm27xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/bcm27xx/image/Makefile
index 1334386c574..999361e8cde 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm27xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/bcm27xx/image/Makefile
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ define Device/rpi-4
 	cypress-firmware-43455-sdio \
 	brcmfmac-nvram-43455-sdio \
 	kmod-brcmfmac wpad-basic-wolfssl \
-	kmod-usb-net-lan78xx
+	kmod-usb-net-lan78xx \
+	kmod-r8169
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.img.gz := boot-common | boot-2711 | sdcard-img | gzip | append-metadata
   IMAGE/factory.img.gz := boot-common | boot-2711 | sdcard-img | gzip
 endef