diff --git a/include/gluon.mk b/include/gluon.mk
index 3d4ab38480cbf330d3d11648bd61ca23fc6d36c6..affb8bd3f7ee860da89976733754468affcaad06 100644
--- a/include/gluon.mk
+++ b/include/gluon.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $(foreach var,$(2),$(1) := $$(sort $$(filter-out -% $$(patsubst -%,%,$$(filter -
 )
 endef
 
-GLUON_DEFAULT_PACKAGES := gluon-core kmod-ipv6 firewall ip6tables
+GLUON_DEFAULT_PACKAGES := gluon-core kmod-ipv6 firewall ip6tables -uboot-envtools
 
 override DEFAULT_PACKAGES.router :=