diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/soekris.mk b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/soekris.mk
index 4fa8fff8cf..fdfbbf9b96 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/soekris.mk
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/soekris.mk
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@ $(eval $(call KMOD_template,WD1100,wd1100,\
 	$(MODULES_DIR)/kernel/drivers/char/wd1100.o \
 ,CONFIG_WD1100))
 
+
+$(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/bzImage: $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) TOPDIR=$(LINUX_DIR) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) bzImage
+	cp -f $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/i386/boot/bzImage $@
+	touch $@
+
+compile: $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/bzImage