diff --git a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
index defb341..434ef41 100644
--- a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
@@ -109,3 +109,8 @@ INITRAMFS_IMAGE ?= "initramfs-ostree-image"
 # These rules may make gpsd start automatically when detecting a
 # receiver. We don't want that since gpsd is started by gnss-mgr
 PACKAGE_EXCLUDE = "gpsd-udev"
+
+
+# Making sure the request ublox modules are set in machine.conf
+# instead of using the default set
+UBLOX_FEATURES ?= ""
diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
index 5bcf299..574192e 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
                 udev-rules-nmhw \
                 nmhw-fwupdate \
                 packagegroup-system-state-framework \
+                packagegroup-ublox-modules \
                 ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "imx-boot", "", "bootloader-config", d)} \
                 mmc-utils \
                 ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "custom-mac-addresses", "mac-address-set", "", d)} \
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
 
 
 IMAGE_INSTALL_append_imx8-nmhw23 = " \
-    packagegroup-ublox-modules \
     gnss-init \
     "