diff --git a/target/linux/atheros-2.6/Makefile b/target/linux/atheros-2.6/Makefile
index 92f9d361c4..5404902f37 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros-2.6/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/atheros-2.6/Makefile
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 ARCH:=mips
 BOARD:=atheros
 BOARDNAME:=Atheros
-FEATURES:=jffs2
+FEATURES:=squashfs jffs2
 
 define Target/Description
-	Build firmware images for Atheros SoC boards (currently AR2315-AR2317)
+	Build firmware images for Atheros SoC boards
 endef
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel-build.mk
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros-2.6/image/Makefile b/target/linux/atheros-2.6/image/Makefile
index 80e3335920..dfd1746fd3 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros-2.6/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/atheros-2.6/image/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ define Image/BuildKernel
 	dd if=$(KDIR)/vmlinux.bin.gz of=$(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-vmlinux.gz bs=65536 conv=sync
 endef
 
+define Image/Build/squashfs
+    $(call prepare_generic_squashfs,$(KDIR)/root.squashfs)
+endef
+
 define Image/Build
+	$(call Image/Build/$(1))
 	dd if=$(KDIR)/root.$(1) of=$(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-root.$(1) bs=128k conv=sync
 endef