diff --git a/conf/machine/include/sunxi-mali.inc b/conf/machine/include/sunxi-mali.inc
index 07b8ce3..36b90b8 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/sunxi-mali.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/sunxi-mali.inc
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/egl ?= "sunxi-mali"
 XSERVER += "sunxi-mali \
             sunxi-mali-dev"
 
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS = "\
+ kernel-module-mali \
+ kernel-module-mali-drm \
+  "