diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/filogic/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/11-mt76-caldata b/target/linux/mediatek/filogic/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/11-mt76-caldata
index 4f9b4dc1709..e7826373489 100644
--- a/target/linux/mediatek/filogic/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/11-mt76-caldata
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/filogic/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/11-mt76-caldata
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ case "$FIRMWARE" in
 		;;
 	esac
 	;;
+"mediatek/mt7986_eeprom_mt7975_dual.bin")
+	case "$board" in
+	mercusys,mr90x-v1)
+		ln -sf /tmp/tp_data/MT7986_EEPROM.bin \
+			/lib/firmware/$FIRMWARE
+		;;
+	esac
+	;;
 "mediatek/mt7986_eeprom_mt7976.bin")
 	case "$board" in
 	acer,predator-w6)
diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/filogic/base-files/lib/preinit/81_fix_eeprom b/target/linux/mediatek/filogic/base-files/lib/preinit/81_fix_eeprom
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a842facca8..00000000000
--- a/target/linux/mediatek/filogic/base-files/lib/preinit/81_fix_eeprom
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-. /lib/functions/system.sh
-
-preinit_fix_eeprom() {
-	case $(board_name) in
-	mercusys,mr90x-v1)
-		eeprom="/lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7986_eeprom_mt7975_dual.bin"
-		oem="/tmp/tp_data/MT7986_EEPROM.bin"
-		[ ! -L $eeprom -a -e $oem ] && \
-			mv -f $eeprom $eeprom.bak && ln -s $oem $eeprom
-		;;
-	*)
-		;;
-	esac
-}
-
-boot_hook_add preinit_main preinit_fix_eeprom