diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
index da0d1a6eeb..2613861c1c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
@@ -2064,6 +2064,7 @@ define Device/qca_ap143-8m
   IMAGE/factory.bin := append-kernel | pad-to $$$$(BLOCKSIZE) | \
 	append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size | pad-to 6336k | \
 	append-loader-okli-uimage $(1) | pad-to 64k
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += qca_ap143-8m