diff --git a/targets/ar71xx-generic b/targets/ar71xx-generic
index f0c88448..2161cae1 100644
--- a/targets/ar71xx-generic
+++ b/targets/ar71xx-generic
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 config 'CONFIG_GLUON_SPECIALIZE_KERNEL=y'
+config 'CONFIG_TARGET_SQUASHFS_BLOCK_SIZE=64'
 
 ATH10K_PACKAGES=
 ATH10K_PACKAGES_QCA9887=