diff --git a/meta-isg/meta-valleyisland/conf/machine/valleyisland-32.conf b/meta-isg/meta-valleyisland/conf/machine/valleyisland-32.conf
index 6bbae7a0..7f1a8a42 100644
--- a/meta-isg/meta-valleyisland/conf/machine/valleyisland-32.conf
+++ b/meta-isg/meta-valleyisland/conf/machine/valleyisland-32.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ require conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "pcbios efi"
 
+MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "linux-firmware"
+
 XSERVER ?= "${XSERVER_X86_BASE} \
             ${XSERVER_X86_EXT} \
             ${XSERVER_X86_FBDEV} \
diff --git a/meta-isg/meta-valleyisland/conf/machine/valleyisland-64.conf b/meta-isg/meta-valleyisland/conf/machine/valleyisland-64.conf
index a13cc171..96e3e00b 100644
--- a/meta-isg/meta-valleyisland/conf/machine/valleyisland-64.conf
+++ b/meta-isg/meta-valleyisland/conf/machine/valleyisland-64.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ require conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "pcbios efi"
 
+MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "linux-firmware"
 
 XSERVER ?= "${XSERVER_X86_BASE} \
             ${XSERVER_X86_EXT} \