diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/Makefile b/target/linux/ath79/Makefile
index e074cde8ced..2a9857bfb18 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=Atheros ATH79
 CPU_TYPE:=24kc
 SUBTARGETS:=generic mikrotik nand tiny
 
-FEATURES:=ramdisk usbgadget
+FEATURES:=ramdisk squashfs usbgadget
 
 KERNEL_PATCHVER:=5.4
 KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=5.4
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/generic/target.mk b/target/linux/ath79/generic/target.mk
index 0624f795726..4e53c892605 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/generic/target.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 BOARDNAME:=Generic
-FEATURES += squashfs
 
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-basic-wolfssl
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
index fb5171fea79..f5df9044875 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/target.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BOARDNAME := MikroTik devices
-FEATURES += minor nand squashfs
+FEATURES += minor nand
 KERNELNAME := vmlinux vmlinuz
 IMAGES_DIR := ../../..
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/nand/target.mk b/target/linux/ath79/nand/target.mk
index a4069d7610b..7ea9b57f45d 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/nand/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/nand/target.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BOARDNAME := Generic devices with NAND flash
 
-FEATURES += squashfs nand
+FEATURES += nand
 
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-basic-wolfssl
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/tiny/target.mk b/target/linux/ath79/tiny/target.mk
index 2ee71ea9213..91f135b56ed 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/tiny/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/tiny/target.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BOARDNAME:=Devices with small flash
-FEATURES += squashfs small_flash
+FEATURES += small_flash
 
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-basic-wolfssl