diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7620.mk b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7620.mk
index 0f2fa71e9c..31b2645766 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7620.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7620.mk
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ define Device/tplink_archer-c5-v4
   DEVICE_VARIANT := v4
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport \
 	kmod-mt76x2 kmod-switch-rtl8367b
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_archer-c5-v4