diff --git a/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-r8169.conf b/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-r8169.conf
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+# To use r8125 driver explicitly 
+blacklist r8169