diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/config-default b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/config-default
index 8ba467c92a9..f0e094c3cc3 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/config-default
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# CONFIG_AR8216_PHY is not set
 CONFIG_CRC16=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEFLATE=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_HASH_INFO=y
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_DSA=y
 CONFIG_PHYLINK=y
 CONFIG_REGULATOR_FIXED_VOLTAGE=y
 CONFIG_SPI_RB4XX=y
+# CONFIG_SWCONFIG is not set
 CONFIG_UBIFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG_CORE=y
 CONFIG_XXHASH=y
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
index a3c876d7a79..ddc375976c3 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FEATURES += minor nand
 KERNELNAME := vmlinux vmlinuz
 IMAGES_DIR := ../../..
 
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-basic-mbedtls yafut
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-basic-mbedtls yafut kmod-switch-ar8xxx
 
 define Target/Description
 	Build firmware images for MikroTik devices based on Qualcomm Atheros