diff --git a/include/image-commands.mk b/include/image-commands.mk
index e8549d46f6b..17ab46d859e 100644
--- a/include/image-commands.mk
+++ b/include/image-commands.mk
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ define Build/append-ubi
 		$(if $(KERNEL_IN_UBI),--kernel $(word 1,$^)) \
 		$(word 2,$^) \
 		$@.tmp \
-		-p $(BLOCKSIZE) -m $(PAGESIZE) -E 5 \
-		$(if $(SUBPAGESIZE),-s $(SUBPAGESIZE))
+		-p $(BLOCKSIZE) -m $(PAGESIZE) \
+		$(if $(SUBPAGESIZE),-s $(SUBPAGESIZE)) \
+		$(UBINIZE_OPTS)
 	cat $@.tmp >> $@
 	rm $@.tmp
 endef
diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index a1e00df7161..bf5f0a6a20f 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ define Device/Init
   BLOCKSIZE :=
   PAGESIZE :=
   SUBPAGESIZE :=
+  UBINIZE_OPTS := -E 5
 
   FILESYSTEMS := $(TARGET_FILESYSTEMS)
 endef
@@ -334,7 +335,8 @@ endef
 DEFAULT_DEVICE_VARS := \
   DEVICE_NAME KERNEL KERNEL_INITRAMFS KERNEL_INITRAMFS_IMAGE \
   UBOOTENV_IN_UBI KERNEL_IN_UBI \
-  BLOCKSIZE PAGESIZE SUBPAGESIZE
+  BLOCKSIZE PAGESIZE SUBPAGESIZE \
+  UBINIZE_OPTS
 
 define Device/ExportVar
   $(1) : $(2):=$$($(2))