diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version b/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eaa00c7ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/board.d/05_compat-version
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+. /lib/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
+
+board="$(board_name)"
+board_config_update
+
+case "$board" in
+radxa,e52c)
+	ucidef_set_compat_version "1.1"
+	;;
+esac
+
+board_config_flush
+
+exit 0