diff --git a/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
index 1f22eb3934..9cf1671206 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ARCH:=x86_64
 BOARDNAME:=x86_64
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-e1000e kmod-e1000 kmod-r8169
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-acpi-button kmod-button-hotplug kmod-e1000e kmod-e1000 kmod-r8169
 ARCH_PACKAGES:=x86_64
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/kvm_guest/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/kvm_guest/target.mk
index 4bdfbc63b2..6194778653 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/kvm_guest/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/kvm_guest/target.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 BOARDNAME:=KVM Guest
 FEATURES:=ext4 pci usb
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-virtio-balloon kmod-virtio-net kmod-virtio-random
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-acpi-button kmod-button-hotplug kmod-virtio-balloon kmod-virtio-net kmod-virtio-random
 CPU_TYPE := pentium4