diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/image/Makefile b/target/linux/mvebu/image/Makefile
index a1fa4b9f8d..7b462c9a88 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/image/Makefile
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ endef
 
 define Device/FitImage
   KERNEL_SUFFIX := -uImage.itb
-  KERNEL = kernel-bin | gzip | fit gzip $$(KDIR)/image-$$(DEVICE_DTS).dtb
+  KERNEL = kernel-bin | libdeflate-gzip | fit gzip $$(KDIR)/image-$$(DEVICE_DTS).dtb
   KERNEL_NAME := Image
 endef