diff --git a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
index d14a7bec34..beada11857 100644
--- a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
+++ b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "barebox-sysmocom"
 
 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS = "\
 	kernel \
+	kernel-module-rt2800usb \
+	linux-firmware-ralink \
 "