diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20260519.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20260519.bb
index 7eb9bf35fbe3..f2cd8737f253 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20260519.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20260519.bb
@@ -3692,3 +3692,6 @@ INSANE_SKIP:${PN} = "already-stripped"
 
 # No need to put firmware into the sysroot
 SYSROOT_DIRS_IGNORE += "${firmwaredir}"
+
+# Don't prefer it by default
+DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"