diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
index 29bebeb7489..a912402ad49 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ DEVICE_VARS += GRUB2_VARIANT
 define Device/Default
   ARTIFACT/image.iso := grub-config iso | iso
   IMAGE/combined.img := grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | append-metadata
-  IMAGE/combined.img.gz := grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | gzip | append-metadata
+  IMAGE/combined.img.gz := grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | append-metadata | gzip
   IMAGE/combined.vdi := grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | qemu-image vdi
   IMAGE/combined.vmdk := grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | qemu-image vmdk
   IMAGE/combined.vhdx := grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | qemu-image vhdx -o subformat=dynamic
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ define Device/Default
   IMAGE/rootfs.img.gz := append-rootfs | pad-to $(ROOTFS_PARTSIZE) | gzip
   ARTIFACT/image-efi.iso := grub-config iso | iso efi
   IMAGE/combined-efi.img := grub-config efi | combined efi | grub-install efi | append-metadata
-  IMAGE/combined-efi.img.gz := grub-config efi | combined efi | grub-install efi | gzip | append-metadata
+  IMAGE/combined-efi.img.gz := grub-config efi | combined efi | grub-install efi | append-metadata | gzip 
   IMAGE/combined-efi.vdi := grub-config efi | combined efi | grub-install efi | qemu-image vdi
   IMAGE/combined-efi.vmdk := grub-config efi | combined efi | grub-install efi | qemu-image vmdk
   IMAGE/combined-efi.vhdx := grub-config efi | combined efi | grub-install efi | qemu-image vhdx -o subformat=dynamic