diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
index fa72ff8baa..926b5eb02c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define Device/tplink_rex5x
   IMAGE_SIZE := 7680k
   KERNEL_SIZE := 6016k
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-ath10k-ct-smallbuffers ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct
-  DEVICE_COMPAT_VERSION := 2.0
+  DEVICE_COMPAT_VERSION := 3.0
   DEVICE_COMPAT_MESSAGE := Partition layout and blocksize changed. Use sysupgrade -F; image must not exceed 6016 KiB (5.875 MB).
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-kernel | append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size | append-metadata
 endef
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/tiny/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version b/target/linux/ath79/tiny/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version
index 06a0b9f775..5ddbde10ba 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/tiny/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/tiny/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ case "$(board_name)" in
 	tplink,re355-v1|\
 	tplink,re450-v1|\
 	tplink,re450-v2)
-		ucidef_set_compat_version "2.0"
+		ucidef_set_compat_version "3.0"
 		;;
 esac