diff --git a/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile b/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
index 091f74dd08..919504d589 100644
--- a/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 ARCH:=arm
 BOARD:=mcs814x
 BOARDNAME:=Moschip MCS814x
-FEATURES:=usb squashfs
+FEATURES:=usb squashfs low_mem
 CPU_TYPE:=arm926ej-s
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>