diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
index fb3dc782266..ce349b60b1d 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-mikrotik.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ endef
 
 define Device/mikrotik_nor
   $(Device/mikrotik)
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES := -yafut
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-kernel | kernel2minor -s 1024 -e | \
 	pad-to $$$$(BLOCKSIZE) | append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | \
 	check-size | append-metadata
@@ -16,8 +17,5 @@ endef
 
 define Device/mikrotik_nand
   $(Device/mikrotik)
-  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin = append-kernel | kernel2minor -s 2048 -e -c | \
-	sysupgrade-tar kernel=$$$$@ | append-metadata
-  DEVICE_PACKAGES := nand-utils
-  DEFAULT := n
+  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin = append-kernel | sysupgrade-tar | append-metadata
 endef
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index 3ffe01cb23d..93a9c3a855e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ platform_check_image() {
 	return 0
 }
 
-RAMFS_COPY_BIN='nandwrite'
+RAMFS_COPY_BIN='yafut'
 
 platform_do_upgrade_mikrotik_nand() {
 	CI_KERNPART=none
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ platform_do_upgrade_mikrotik_nand() {
 	board_dir=${board_dir%/}
 	[ -n "$board_dir" ] || return
 
-	mtd erase kernel
-	tar xf "$1" ${board_dir}/kernel -O | nandwrite -o "$fw_mtd" -
+	tar xf "$1" ${board_dir}/kernel -O | yafut -d "$fw_mtd" -w -i - -o kernel -m 0755 || return
 
 	nand_do_upgrade "$1"
 }
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
index bfc8cceac61..a3c876d7a79 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FEATURES += minor nand
 KERNELNAME := vmlinux vmlinuz
 IMAGES_DIR := ../../..
 
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-basic-mbedtls
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-basic-mbedtls yafut
 
 define Target/Description
 	Build firmware images for MikroTik devices based on Qualcomm Atheros