diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9a2c35..ccd7ac6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -495,6 +495,12 @@ ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mt7921e
 endif
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mt7996e
   PKG_MAKE_FLAGS += CONFIG_MT7996E=m
+  ifdef CONFIG_TARGET_airoha_an7581
+    PKG_MAKE_FLAGS += CONFIG_MT76_NPU=y
+    PKG_MAKE_FLAGS += CONFIG_MT7996_NPU=y
+    NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -DCONFIG_MT76_NPU
+    NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -DCONFIG_MT7996_NPU
+  endif
 endif
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mt7925-common
   PKG_MAKE_FLAGS += CONFIG_MT7925_COMMON=m