diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libmodbus/libmodbus_3.1.4.bb b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libmodbus/libmodbus_3.1.4.bb
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+require libmodbus.inc
+
+# Use the stable branch by default
+DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "b1a8fd3a40d2db4de51fb0cbcb201806"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "c8c862b0e9a7ba699a49bc98f62bdffdfafd53a5716c0e162696b4bf108d3637"