diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/tp-link.mk
index c7a65e4af2..5922f67399 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/tp-link.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ define Profile/TLMR11U/Description
 endef
 $(eval $(call Profile,TLMR11U))
 
+define Profile/TLMR12U
+	NAME:=TP-LINK TL-MR12U
+	PACKAGES:=kmod-usb-core kmod-usb2 kmod-ledtrig-usbdev
+endef
+
+define Profile/TLMR12U/Description
+	Package set optimized for the TP-LINK TL-MR12U.
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call Profile,TLMR12U))
 
 define Profile/TLMR13U
 	NAME:=TP-LINK TL-MR13U
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ar71xx/image/Makefile
index 24e025e66a..c9af0d4981 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/image/Makefile
@@ -1386,6 +1386,7 @@ $(eval $(call SingleProfile,TPLINK-LZMA,64kraw,MAC1200R,mc-mac1200r,MC-MAC1200R,
 $(eval $(call SingleProfile,TPLINK-LZMA,64kraw,TLMR10U,tl-mr10u-v1,TL-MR10U,ttyATH0,115200,0x00100101,1,4Mlzma))
 $(eval $(call SingleProfile,TPLINK-LZMA,64kraw,TLMR11UV1,tl-mr11u-v1,TL-MR11U,ttyATH0,115200,0x00110101,1,4Mlzma))
 $(eval $(call SingleProfile,TPLINK-LZMA,64kraw,TLMR11UV2,tl-mr11u-v2,TL-MR11U,ttyATH0,115200,0x00110102,1,4Mlzma))
+$(eval $(call SingleProfile,TPLINK-LZMA,64kraw,TLMR12U,tl-mr12u-v1,TL-MR13U,ttyATH0,115200,0x00120101,1,4Mlzma))
 $(eval $(call SingleProfile,TPLINK-LZMA,64kraw,TLMR13U,tl-mr13u-v1,TL-MR13U,ttyATH0,115200,0x00130101,1,4Mlzma))
 $(eval $(call SingleProfile,TPLINK-LZMA,64kraw,TLMR3020,tl-mr3020-v1,TL-MR3020,ttyATH0,115200,0x30200001,1,4Mlzma))
 $(eval $(call SingleProfile,TPLINK-LZMA,64kraw,TLMR3040V1,tl-mr3040-v1,TL-MR3040,ttyATH0,115200,0x30400001,1,4Mlzma))