diff --git a/elements/mellanox/install.d/65-mellanox b/elements/mellanox/install.d/65-mellanox
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4d545789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/mellanox/install.d/65-mellanox
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Ensure we load the mellanox driver somehow
+
+set -e
+
+home=$(dirname $0)
+
+install -m 0644 -o root -g root $home/mellanox-rules.udev /etc/udev/rules.d/81-mellanox.rules
+install -m 0644 -o root -g root $home/mellanox.modprobe /etc/modprobe.d/mellanox.conf
diff --git a/elements/mellanox/install.d/mellanox-rules.udev b/elements/mellanox/install.d/mellanox-rules.udev
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eda32596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/mellanox/install.d/mellanox-rules.udev
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+ACTION!="add", GOTO="drivers_end"
+
+SUBSYSTEM=="net", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe mlx4_en"
+
+LABEL="drivers_end"
+
diff --git a/elements/mellanox/install.d/mellanox.modprobe b/elements/mellanox/install.d/mellanox.modprobe
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b8480ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/mellanox/install.d/mellanox.modprobe
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+# /etc/modprobe.d/mellanox.conf
+# Attempt to force the mellanox driver to be loaded
+/sbin/modprobe mlx4_en