diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm47xx/image/Makefile
index d19a13ee60..33a3c854ef 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/image/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ define Image/Prepare
 	gzip -nc9 $(KDIR)/vmlinux > $(KDIR)/vmlinux.gz
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),)
 	cat $(KDIR)/vmlinux-initramfs | $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/lzma e -si -so -eos -lc1 -lp2 -pb2 > $(KDIR)/vmlinux-initramfs.lzma
+	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/lzma e -so -d16 $(KDIR)/vmlinux-initramfs > $(KDIR)/vmlinux-initramfs-nodictionary.lzma
 endif
 	rm -f $(KDIR)/loader.gz
 	$(MAKE) -C lzma-loader \
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ endef
 
 define Image/Build/Initramfs
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/trx -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-initramfs.trx -f $(KDIR)/loader.gz -f $(KDIR)/vmlinux-initramfs.lzma
+	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/trx -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-initramfs-noloader-nodictionary.trx -f $(KDIR)/vmlinux-initramfs-nodictionary.lzma
 endef
 
 # $(1): filesystem type.