diff --git a/board/aarch64/rpi/rootfs/etc/product/interface-quirks.json b/board/aarch64/rpi/rootfs/etc/product/interface-quirks.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70098394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/aarch64/rpi/rootfs/etc/product/interface-quirks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "eth0": {
+	"phy-detached-when-down": true
+    }
+}