diff --git a/package/wlcompat/Makefile b/package/wlcompat/Makefile
index 44acaee1f1..ceb5969d92 100644
--- a/package/wlcompat/Makefile
+++ b/package/wlcompat/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ define Package/kmod-wlcompat/Default
   SECTION:=kernel
   CATEGORY:=Kernel drivers
   DEPENDS:=@PACKAGE_kmod-brcm-wl||PACKAGE_kmod-brcm-wl-mimo +wireless-tools
-  DEFAULT:=y
   TITLE:=Broadcom wl wrapper module
   DESCRIPTION:=\
 	This package contains a wrapper module, that provides Wireless Extension \\\
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/kmod-wlcompat
   $(call Package/kmod-wlcompat/Default)
+  DEFAULT:=y
 endef
 
 define Package/kmod-wlcompat-debug