Proxmox VE 8.3.1 Installation with no RTL8125 Drivers

I'm trying to install Proxmox 8.3.1 (latest) on a newer ASUS Z890 motherboard that uses the Realtek R8125 2.5Ge NIC and it's failing to get network connectivity. That PC has only the RTL8125 NIC thus I have no other options to get initial Internet connectivity. Proxmox 8.3.1 doesn't detect this NIC and install a driver nor does the latest Realtek 2.5Gbe driver kit (r8125-9.015.00.tar.bz2) procedure (via autorun.sh) work correctly as the make fails with the error below.

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