diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/netmap/netmap-modules_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/netmap/netmap-modules_git.bb
index f9ac9ccda1..c1c319d7ad 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/netmap/netmap-modules_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/netmap/netmap-modules_git.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--kernel-dir=${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR} \
                 --driver-suffix="-netmap" \
                 "
 
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--no-drivers=ixgbe"
+
 LDFLAGS := "${@'${LDFLAGS}'.replace('-Wl,-O1', '')}"
 LDFLAGS := "${@'${LDFLAGS}'.replace('-Wl,--as-needed', '')}"