diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 024ddccff7..3d6f85399c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 *.patch
 *.cfgtmp
 
-# Links
-/board/netmodule/common
 
 # External tools
 /imx-mkimage.git/
diff --git a/board/netmodule/common b/board/netmodule/common
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..7506078986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/netmodule/common
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../freescale/common
\ No newline at end of file