diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/ccardimx28js/atheros b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/ccardimx28js/atheros
index 5635f8150..eecb7e313 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/ccardimx28js/atheros
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/ccardimx28js/atheros
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fi
 ATH6KL_PARAMS=""
 [ -f "/root/wifi_test_mode" ] && { ATH6KL_PARAMS="${ATH6KL_PARAMS} testmode=1"; test_mode_str=" in test mode"; }
 grep -qs ath6kl_sdio /proc/modules || \
-	/sbin/modprobe -q ath6kl_sdio ${ATH6KL_PARAMS} || echo "Loading ath6kl_sdio module${test_mode_str}: [FAILED]"
+	/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install -q ath6kl_sdio ${ATH6KL_PARAMS} || echo "Loading ath6kl_sdio module${test_mode_str}: [FAILED]"
 
 # Delay required for the interface 'wlan0' to settle down before trying to configure it.
 sleep 0.5
diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/ccardimx28js/atheros.conf b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/ccardimx28js/atheros.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81b9b1bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/ccardimx28js/atheros.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+install ath6kl_sdio true
diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/kernel-module-atheros_git.bb b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/kernel-module-atheros_git.bb
index 45c4ee7a7..1682d94b9 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/kernel-module-atheros_git.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-module-atheros/kernel-module-atheros_git.bb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ PR = "r0"
 SRCREV = "${AUTOREV}"
 SRC_URI = "${DIGI_LOG_GIT}linux-modules/atheros.git;protocol=git;branch=refs/heads/master \
 	   file://atheros \
+	   file://atheros.conf \
 	  "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ module_do_install() {
 do_install_append() {
         install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/network/if-pre-up.d
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/atheros  ${D}${sysconfdir}/network/if-pre-up.d/
+	install -d ${D}/etc/modprobe.d
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/atheros.conf  ${D}${sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/
 	install -d ${D}/lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6003/hw2.1.1
 	install -m 0755 ${FIRMWARE_S}/ath6kl_fw_concurrency/athtcmd_ram.bin ${D}/lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6003/hw2.1.1/
 	install -m 0755 ${FIRMWARE_S}/ath6kl_fw_concurrency/athwlan.bin ${D}/lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6003/hw2.1.1/