diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-minimal.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-minimal.bb
index d396a6f..2c977a3 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-minimal.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-minimal.bb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = " \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "wwan", "wwan-config", "", d)} \
     "
 
+IMAGE_INSTALL_append_netbird = " kernel-module-mac80211"
+
 LICENSE = "BSD"
 
 BUILDNAME = "${DISTRO_VERSION};${DATETIME};${PN}"