diff --git a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-image.inc b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-image.inc
index 3948e7b..e3a5a19 100644
--- a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-image.inc
+++ b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-image.inc
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ require recipes-apps/images/image-manifest.inc
 
 IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE = "32768"
 
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "squashfs"
+IMAGE_CMD_squashfs += "-e boot"
 
 link_uimage() {
     echo "Linking the current uImage to /boot/uImage"