diff --git a/imgutil/el8/dracut/installkernel b/imgutil/el8/dracut/installkernel
index c7e6e36f..2f9b41ec 100644
--- a/imgutil/el8/dracut/installkernel
+++ b/imgutil/el8/dracut/installkernel
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ instmods nfsv3 nfs_acl nfsv4 dns_resolver lockd fscache sunrpc
 instmods e1000 e1000e igb sfc mlx5_ib mlx5_core mlx4_en cxgb3 cxgb4 tg3 bnx2 bnx2x bna ixgb ixgbe qlge mptsas mpt2sas mpt3sas megaraid_sas ahci xhci-hcd sd_mod pmcraid be2net vfat ext3 ext4 usb_storage scsi_wait_scan ipmi_si ipmi_devintf qlcnic xfs
 instmods nvme
 instmods cdc_ether r8152
+instmods r8169
+instmods vmxnet3 virtio_net
 instmods mptctl
 instmods mlx4_ib mlx5_ub ib_umad ib_ipoib
 instmods ice i40e hfi1 bnxt_en qed qede
diff --git a/imgutil/el9/dracut/installkernel b/imgutil/el9/dracut/installkernel
index c7e6e36f..2f9b41ec 100644
--- a/imgutil/el9/dracut/installkernel
+++ b/imgutil/el9/dracut/installkernel
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ instmods nfsv3 nfs_acl nfsv4 dns_resolver lockd fscache sunrpc
 instmods e1000 e1000e igb sfc mlx5_ib mlx5_core mlx4_en cxgb3 cxgb4 tg3 bnx2 bnx2x bna ixgb ixgbe qlge mptsas mpt2sas mpt3sas megaraid_sas ahci xhci-hcd sd_mod pmcraid be2net vfat ext3 ext4 usb_storage scsi_wait_scan ipmi_si ipmi_devintf qlcnic xfs
 instmods nvme
 instmods cdc_ether r8152
+instmods r8169
+instmods vmxnet3 virtio_net
 instmods mptctl
 instmods mlx4_ib mlx5_ub ib_umad ib_ipoib
 instmods ice i40e hfi1 bnxt_en qed qede
diff --git a/imgutil/ubuntu/initramfs-tools/hooks/confluent b/imgutil/ubuntu/initramfs-tools/hooks/confluent
index 3bacf09f..fa1bdf65 100644
--- a/imgutil/ubuntu/initramfs-tools/hooks/confluent
+++ b/imgutil/ubuntu/initramfs-tools/hooks/confluent
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ manual_add_modules xfs nvme cdc_ether mptctl mlx4_ib mlx5_ub ib_umad ib_ipoib
 manual_add_modules ice i40e hfi1 bnxt_en qed qede dm-mod dm-log raid0 raid1
 manual_add_modules raid10 raid456 dm-raid dm-thin-pool dm-crypt dm-snapshot
 manual_add_modules linear dm-era fuse overlay squashfs loop zram
+manual_add_modules vmxnet3 r8169