diff --git a/target/linux/rtl838x/config-5.4 b/target/linux/rtl838x/config-5.4
index a9955b8f92..4d1ba372e6 100644
--- a/target/linux/rtl838x/config-5.4
+++ b/target/linux/rtl838x/config-5.4
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ CONFIG_DTC=y
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_EFI_EARLYCON=y
 CONFIG_ETHERNET_PACKET_MANGLE=y
+CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8214fc.fw rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8218b.fw rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8380.fw"
+CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="firmware"
 CONFIG_FIXED_PHY=y
 CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
 CONFIG_FONT_AUTOSELECT=y
diff --git a/target/linux/rtl838x/base-files/lib/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8214fc.fw b/target/linux/rtl838x/files/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8214fc.fw
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/rtl838x/base-files/lib/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8214fc.fw
rename to target/linux/rtl838x/files/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8214fc.fw
diff --git a/target/linux/rtl838x/base-files/lib/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8218b.fw b/target/linux/rtl838x/files/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8218b.fw
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/rtl838x/base-files/lib/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8218b.fw
rename to target/linux/rtl838x/files/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8218b.fw
diff --git a/target/linux/rtl838x/base-files/lib/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8380.fw b/target/linux/rtl838x/files/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8380.fw
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/rtl838x/base-files/lib/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8380.fw
rename to target/linux/rtl838x/files/firmware/rtl838x_phy/rtl838x_8380.fw