diff --git a/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile b/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
index 4d75b92d6f..883954db22 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ define Package/ethtool-full
   PROVIDES:=ethtool
   DEPENDS:=+libmnl
   CONFLICTS:=
+  DEFAULT_VARIANT:=
 endef
 
 define Package/ethtool/description