diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 5d54bc7947..599adfaa10 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ $(eval $(foreach S,$(NAND_BLOCKSIZE),$(call Image/mkfs/jffs2-nand/template,$(S))
 
 define Image/mkfs/squashfs
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mksquashfs4 $(call mkfs_target_dir,$(1)) $@ \
-		-nopad -noappend -root-owned \
+		-noappend -root-owned \
 		-comp $(SQUASHFSCOMP) $(SQUASHFSOPT) \
 		-processors 1
 endef