diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt76x8.mk b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt76x8.mk
index 14f762602e..69c6afffe7 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt76x8.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt76x8.mk
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ define Device/tplink_archer-c20-v5
   TPLINK_HWREVADD := 0x5
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-mt76x0e
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_archer-c20-v5
 
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ define Device/tplink_archer-c50-v4
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-mt76x2
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.bin
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += tplink,c50-v4
+  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_archer-c50-v4