diff --git a/etc/default/grub.d/zaldaryn-r8168.cfg b/etc/default/grub.d/zaldaryn-r8168.cfg
index 513ba906..b06cb007 100644
--- a/etc/default/grub.d/zaldaryn-r8168.cfg
+++ b/etc/default/grub.d/zaldaryn-r8168.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-# This ensures that r8168 gets modprobed
+# This supposedly ensures that r8168 gets modprobed
 # Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
-GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT r8168"
+# The module is reporting to not be found for some reason while r8169 at
+# least brings ethernet up
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT r8168 r8169"