diff --git a/install/config/hardware/network.sh b/install/config/hardware/network.sh
index 65f9fdbbe3..8def4e4b68 100644
--- a/install/config/hardware/network.sh
+++ b/install/config/hardware/network.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 # Ensure iwd service will be started
 sudo systemctl enable iwd.service
 
+# Enable systemd-networkd to handle DHCP for iwd connections
+sudo systemctl enable systemd-networkd.service
+
 # Prevent systemd-networkd-wait-online timeout on boot
 sudo systemctl disable systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
 sudo systemctl mask systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
+
+# Fix rfkill race condition on boot (WiFi soft-blocked before systemd-rfkill restores state)
+# This ensures WiFi is unblocked when the interface appears, fixing issues with MediaTek MT7925 and similar
+if [[ ! -f /etc/udev/rules.d/81-wifi-unblock.rules ]]; then
+  echo 'ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="wlan*", RUN+="/usr/bin/rfkill unblock wifi"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/81-wifi-unblock.rules
+fi