diff --git a/package/kernel/mt76/Makefile b/package/kernel/mt76/Makefile
index b3efdab23e..f3fa6d29d6 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mt76/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/mt76/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=mt76
-PKG_RELEASE=4
+PKG_RELEASE=5
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPLv2
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=
@@ -226,11 +226,16 @@ define KernelPackage/mt7915e
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,mt7915e)
 endef
 
+define KernelPackage/mt7921-firmware
+  $(KernelPackage/mt76-default)
+  TITLE:=MediaTek MT7921 firmware
+endef
+
 define KernelPackage/mt7921-common
   $(KernelPackage/mt76-default)
   TITLE:=MediaTek MT7615 wireless driver common code
   HIDDEN:=1
-  DEPENDS+=+kmod-mt76-connac +@DRIVER_11AX_SUPPORT
+  DEPENDS+=+kmod-mt76-connac +kmod-mt7921-firmware +@DRIVER_11AX_SUPPORT
   FILES:= $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/mt7921/mt7921-common.ko
 endef
 
@@ -450,7 +455,7 @@ define KernelPackage/mt7915e/install
 		$(1)/lib/firmware/mediatek
 endef
 
-define KernelPackage/mt7921e/install
+define KernelPackage/mt7921-firmware/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/firmware/mediatek
 	cp \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/firmware/WIFI_MT7961_patch_mcu_1_2_hdr.bin \
@@ -485,6 +490,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mt7663-usb-sdio))
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mt7663u))
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mt7663s))
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mt7915e))
+$(eval $(call KernelPackage,mt7921-firmware))
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mt7921-common))
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mt7921u))
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mt7921s))