diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt76x8.mk b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt76x8.mk
index cf9743ffee..d50005148c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt76x8.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt76x8.mk
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-mr3020-v3
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin tftp-recovery.bin
   IMAGE/tftp-recovery.bin := pad-extra 128k | $$(IMAGE/factory.bin)
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_tl-mr3020-v3
 
@@ -683,6 +684,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-mr3420-v5
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin tftp-recovery.bin
   IMAGE/tftp-recovery.bin := pad-extra 128k | $$(IMAGE/factory.bin)
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_tl-mr3420-v5
 
@@ -699,6 +701,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-mr6400-v4
 	kmod-usb-serial-option kmod-usb-net-qmi-wwan uqmi
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin tftp-recovery.bin
   IMAGE/tftp-recovery.bin := pad-extra 128k | $$(IMAGE/factory.bin)
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_tl-mr6400-v4
 
@@ -715,6 +718,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-mr6400-v5
 	kmod-usb-serial-option kmod-usb-net-qmi-wwan uqmi
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin tftp-recovery.bin
   IMAGE/tftp-recovery.bin := pad-extra 128k | $$(IMAGE/factory.bin)
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_tl-mr6400-v5
 
@@ -813,6 +817,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-wr842n-v5
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin tftp-recovery.bin
   IMAGE/tftp-recovery.bin := pad-extra 128k | $$(IMAGE/factory.bin)
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_tl-wr842n-v5
 
@@ -842,6 +847,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-wr902ac-v3
 	kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin tftp-recovery.bin
   IMAGE/tftp-recovery.bin := pad-extra 128k | $$(IMAGE/factory.bin)
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_tl-wr902ac-v3