diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 237d87c90a..c6d5e26498 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ifneq ($(USE_SQUASHFS3),)
 MKSQUASHFS_CMD := $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mksquashfs-lzma
 else
 MKSQUASHFS_CMD := $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mksquashfs4
-SQUASHFS_OPTS  := -lzma -processors 1
+SQUASHFS_OPTS  := -comp lzma -processors 1
 endif
 
 JFFS2_BLOCKSIZE ?= 64k 128k