diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
index 84a3d88a7f..2d04d12237 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_GRUB_IMAGES),)
 		-e 's#@TITLE@#$(GRUB_TITLE)#g' \
 		./grub.cfg > $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/grub.cfg
 	-$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/boot/. $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/
-	PADDING="$(CONFIG_TARGET_IMAGES_PAD)" SIGNATURE="$(SIGNATURE)" PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(SCRIPT_DIR)/gen_image_generic.sh \
+	PADDING="1" SIGNATURE="$(SIGNATURE)" PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(SCRIPT_DIR)/gen_image_generic.sh \
 		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-combined-$(1).img \
 		$(CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE) $(KDIR)/root.grub \
 		$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_PARTSIZE) $(KDIR)/root.$(1) \