diff --git a/pkg/distro/fedora/distro.go b/pkg/distro/fedora/distro.go
index 44db9ebf9a..127a6d341c 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/fedora/distro.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/fedora/distro.go
@@ -475,6 +475,18 @@ var defaultDistroImageConfig = &distro.ImageConfig{
 	DefaultOSCAPDatastream: common.ToPtr(oscap.DefaultFedoraDatastream()),
 }
 
+func defaultDistroInstallerConfig(d *distribution) *distro.InstallerConfig {
+	config := distro.InstallerConfig{}
+	// In Fedora 42 the ifcfg module was replaced by net-lib.
+	if common.VersionLessThan(d.osVersion, "42") {
+		config.AdditionalDracutModules = append(config.AdditionalDracutModules, "ifcfg")
+	} else {
+		config.AdditionalDracutModules = append(config.AdditionalDracutModules, "net-lib")
+	}
+
+	return &config
+}
+
 func getISOLabelFunc(variant string) isoLabelFunc {
 	const ISO_LABEL = "%s-%s-%s-%s"
 
@@ -751,6 +763,12 @@ func newDistro(version int) distro.Distro {
 		containerImgType,
 		wslImgType,
 	)
+
+	// add distro installer configuration to all installer types
+	distroInstallerConfig := defaultDistroInstallerConfig(&rd)
+	liveInstallerImgType.defaultInstallerConfig = distroInstallerConfig
+	imageInstallerImgType.defaultInstallerConfig = distroInstallerConfig
+	iotInstallerImgType.defaultInstallerConfig = distroInstallerConfig
 	x86_64.addImageTypes(
 		&platform.X86{
 			BasePlatform: platform.BasePlatform{
@@ -912,6 +930,7 @@ func newDistro(version int) distro.Distro {
 		minimalrawImgType,
 	)
 
+	iotSimplifiedInstallerImgType.defaultInstallerConfig = distroInstallerConfig
 	x86_64.addImageTypes(
 		&platform.X86{
 			BasePlatform: platform.BasePlatform{
diff --git a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel10/bare_metal.go b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel10/bare_metal.go
index 711992f5ff..7fe1c53b77 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel10/bare_metal.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel10/bare_metal.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func mkImageInstallerImgType() *rhel.ImageType {
 			"nvdimm", // non-volatile DIMM firmware (provides nfit, cuse, and nd_e820)
 			"prefixdevname",
 			"prefixdevname-tools",
+			"net-lib",
 		},
 		AdditionalDrivers: []string{
 			"ipmi_devintf",
diff --git a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel8/bare_metal.go b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel8/bare_metal.go
index 0d5fbe066c..e1703e871b 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel8/bare_metal.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel8/bare_metal.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func mkImageInstaller() *rhel.ImageType {
 		AdditionalDracutModules: []string{
 			"prefixdevname",
 			"prefixdevname-tools",
+			"ifcfg",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel8/edge.go b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel8/edge.go
index c0ab527705..a7806957ff 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel8/edge.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel8/edge.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func mkEdgeInstallerImgType(rd *rhel.Distribution) *rhel.ImageType {
 		AdditionalDracutModules: []string{
 			"prefixdevname",
 			"prefixdevname-tools",
+			"ifcfg",
 		},
 	}
 	it.RPMOSTree = true
diff --git a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel9/bare_metal.go b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel9/bare_metal.go
index 3702cf377e..7911413809 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel9/bare_metal.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel9/bare_metal.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func mkImageInstallerImgType() *rhel.ImageType {
 			"nvdimm", // non-volatile DIMM firmware (provides nfit, cuse, and nd_e820)
 			"prefixdevname",
 			"prefixdevname-tools",
+			"ifcfg",
 		},
 		AdditionalDrivers: []string{
 			"cuse",
diff --git a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel9/edge.go b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel9/edge.go
index 740bd91cd6..f76c928b06 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel9/edge.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/rhel/rhel9/edge.go
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ func mkEdgeInstallerImgType() *rhel.ImageType {
 			"nvdimm", // non-volatile DIMM firmware (provides nfit, cuse, and nd_e820)
 			"prefixdevname",
 			"prefixdevname-tools",
+			"ifcfg",
 		},
 		AdditionalDrivers: []string{
 			"cuse",
diff --git a/pkg/manifest/anaconda_installer.go b/pkg/manifest/anaconda_installer.go
index 764f04a721..e180df4f63 100644
--- a/pkg/manifest/anaconda_installer.go
+++ b/pkg/manifest/anaconda_installer.go
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ func dracutStageOptions(kernelVer string, biosdevname bool, additionalModules []
 		"convertfs",
 		"network-manager",
 		"network",
-		"ifcfg",
 		"url-lib",
 		"drm",
 		"plymouth",