diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
index a720c6172a..404cec758c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ define Device/tplink-4m
   $(Device/tplink-nolzma)
   TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT := 4M
   IMAGE_SIZE := 3904k
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 
 define Device/tplink-4mlzma
   $(Device/tplink-v1)
   TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT := 4Mlzma
   IMAGE_SIZE := 3904k
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 
 define Device/tplink-8m
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
index 481329938a..14220e805a 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-wa850re-v2
   TPLINK_HWID := 0x08500002
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := rssileds
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += tl-wa850re-v2
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_tl-wa850re-v2