diff --git a/data/etc/plinth/modules-enabled/backups b/data/etc/plinth/modules-enabled/backups
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e2d89ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/etc/plinth/modules-enabled/backups
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+plinth.modules.backups