diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version b/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4cf133a69b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+. /lib/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
+
+board_config_update
+
+case "$(board_name)" in
+bananapi,bpi-r2)
+	ucidef_set_compat_version "1.1"
+	;;
+esac
+
+board_config_flush
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/05_fix-compat-version b/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/05_fix-compat-version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae3f16002f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/05_fix-compat-version
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+. /lib/functions.sh
+
+case "$(board_name)" in
+bananapi,bpi-r2)
+	uci set system.@system[0].compat_version="1.1"
+	uci commit system
+	;;
+esac
+
+exit 0