diff --git a/target/linux/ar7-2.6/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ar7-2.6/image/Makefile
index 30e333e47b..3d0e54c77e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar7-2.6/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ar7-2.6/image/Makefile
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ endef
 define Image/Build
 	dd if=$(KDIR)/loader.bin $(call align/$(1)) > $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(1).bin
 	cat $(BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(KERNEL)-$(BOARD)/root.$(1) >> $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(1).bin
+	$(call prepare_generic_squashfs,$(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(1).bin)
 	$(call Image/Build/CyberTAN,$(1),AG1B,AG1B,$(1))
 	$(call Image/Build/CyberTAN,$(1),WA21,WA21,$(1))
 	$(call Image/Build/CyberTAN,$(1),WA22,WA22,$(1))