diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
index 2c90912fc4..4d994a6460 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
@@ -3362,6 +3362,7 @@ define Device/zyxel_nwa1123-ac
   ZYXEL_MODEL_STRING := AAOX
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-ath10k-ct-smallbuffers \
 	ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += zyxel_nwa1123-ac