diff --git a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-minimal.conf b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-minimal.conf
index 674d303..67d2c4b 100644
--- a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-minimal.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-minimal.conf
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ require netmodule-linux.conf
 DISTRO = "netmodule-linux-minimal"
 DISTRO_VARIANT = " for minimal fitImage"
 
-INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "netmodule-linux-image-minimal"
 INCLUDE_PYCS_pn-python3 = "0"
 
 INHERIT += "reproducible_build_simple"
 export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH ?= "0"
 REPRODUCIBLE_TIMESTAMP_ROOTFS = ""
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/netmodule-image = "linux-netmodule-initramfs"
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE_pn-linux-netmodule-initramfs = "netmodule-linux-image-minimal"
diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
index 2b452cc..b1ff97a 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require includes/image-preprocessing.inc
 require includes/firmware.inc
 
 SUMMARY = "NetModule Linux Distro Image"
+PROVIDES += "virtual/netmodule-image"
 
 IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.gz"