diff --git a/features.in/kernel/config.mk b/features.in/kernel/config.mk
index deb40cfb..55006540 100644
--- a/features.in/kernel/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/kernel/config.mk
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ use/kernel:
 	@$(call add_feature)
 	@$(call set,KFLAVOURS,std-def)
 
+# r8168 is a kludge, never install it by default
 use/kernel/net:
-	@$(call add,THE_KMODULES,e1000e igb r8168 rtl8168)
+	@$(call add,THE_KMODULES,e1000e igb)
+	@$(call add,MAIN_KMODULES,r8168 rtl8168)
diff --git a/sub.in/stage1/modules b/sub.in/stage1/modules
index b1e37b78..08a40947 100644
--- a/sub.in/stage1/modules
+++ b/sub.in/stage1/modules
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ qlogicfas408.ko
 qlogicfas.ko
 qlogicfc.ko
 qlogicisp.ko
-r8168.ko
+r8169.ko
 raid_class.ko
 reiserfs.ko
 rrunner.ko