diff --git a/meta-nuc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.8.bbappend b/meta-nuc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.8.bbappend
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+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_nuc = "nuc"
+KMACHINE_nuc = "chiefriver"
+KBRANCH_nuc = "standard/common-pc-64/chiefriver"
+
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_nuc = " features/amt/mei wifi"
+
+SRCREV_meta_nuc = "c2ed0f16fdec628242a682897d5d86df4547cf24"
+SRCREV_machine_nuc = "b170394a475b96ecc92cbc9e4b002bed0a9f69c5"
+
+module_autoload_iwlwifi_nuc = "iwlwifi"