diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/compex.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/compex.mk
index cd9fd48367a6c5ab60571991964408273cb67848..72812cd5b9b61987cf2477e8d3c716e594ee7718 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/compex.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/compex.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 define Profile/WP543
 	NAME:=Compex WP543
-	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
+	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
 endef
 
 define Profile/WP543/Description
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/linksys.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/linksys.mk
index 90ce6bc47b6a7cf65c4d6b0d2002e39db36bb1af..ca2b6cc2c97282748c4df8e2bed79c55a61ab99f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/linksys.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/linksys.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 define Profile/WRT160NL
 	NAME:=Linksys WRT160NL
-	PACKAGES:=kmod-ath9k hostapd-mini kmod-usb2 swconfig
+	PACKAGES:=kmod-ath9k hostapd-mini kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 swconfig
 endef
 
 define Profile/WRT160NL/Description
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/planex.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/planex.mk
index ec20d893f56f0a5b42ebf5e48f628f66c020435c..2d80d4d1d7d9fd3f09077f1e51bd41f178f8353f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/planex.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/planex.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 define Profile/MZKW04NU
 	NAME:=Planex MZK-W04NU
-	PACKAGES:=kmod-ath9k hostapd-mini kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
+	PACKAGES:=kmod-ath9k hostapd-mini kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
 endef
 
 define Profile/MZKW04NU/Description
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/ubnt.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/ubnt.mk
index 849e3c2edd84cdd0520b12b2210f2d7c75dbc368..a7fd9a26190cb26a71fc68bd5839a7f6ee7e42d0 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/ubnt.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/profiles/ubnt.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 define Profile/UBNTRS
 	NAME:=Ubiquiti RouterStation
-	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
+	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
 endef
 
 define Profile/UBNTRS/Description
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $(eval $(call Profile,UBNTRS))
 
 define Profile/UBNTRSPRO
 	NAME:=Ubiquiti RouterStation Pro
-	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
+	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
 endef
 
 define Profile/UBNTRSPRO/Description
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $(eval $(call Profile,UBNTRSPRO))
 
 define Profile/UBNT
 	NAME:=Ubiquiti Products
-	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
+	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2
 endef
 
 define Profile/UBNT/Description