diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
index 837435e..4946a31 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
                 gps-utils \
                 curl \
                 less \
+                socat \
                 nmhw-auto-part \
                 ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "can", "can-utils", "", d)} \
                 ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "wwan", "${WWAN_TOOLS}", "", d)} \
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
                 "
 
 IMAGE_INSTALL_append_am335x-nmhw21 = " \
-                socat \
                 cryptodev-module \
                 imu-setup \
                 gnss-mgr \