diff --git a/srcpkgs/bananapi-base/template b/srcpkgs/bananapi-base/template
index 40bf39b217..418ab2b6cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bananapi-base/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bananapi-base/template
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ depends="virtual?ntp-daemon sun7i-kernel bananapi-uboot"
 hostmakedepends="sunxi-tools"
 
 do_install() {
+	# Load the sunxi-gmac module by default.
+	vmkdir usr/lib/modules-load.d
+	echo sunxi-gmac > ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/modules-load.d/bpi.conf
 	# Set proper perms to some devices.
 	vmkdir usr/lib/udev/rules.d
 	echo 'KERNEL=="disp|cedar_dev|mali|ump", MODE="0660", GROUP="video"' > ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/50-bpi-video.rules