diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
index b189d66770..f9f74d0f51 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ define Device/ubnt_routerstation_common
   IMAGE_SIZE := 16128k
   IMAGES += factory.bin
   IMAGE/factory.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | mkubntimage | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
-  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | combined-image | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
+  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | combined-image | append-metadata | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
 #  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE) | sysupgrade-tar rootfs=$$$$@ | append-metadata
   KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
index 4bfdd69d6d..a2b82cbf7f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ define Device/jjplus_ja76pf2
   ATH_SOC := ar7161
   DEVICE_TITLE := jjPlus JA76PF2
   DEVICE_PACKAGES += -kmod-ath9k -swconfig -wpad-mini -uboot-envtools fconfig
-  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | combined-image | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
+  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | combined-image | append-metadata | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
 #  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE) | sysupgrade-tar rootfs=$$$$@ | append-metadata
   KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | pad-to $$(BLOCKSIZE)
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb