diff --git a/config/Config-images.in b/config/Config-images.in
index 95752f737a..55aff7d087 100644
--- a/config/Config-images.in
+++ b/config/Config-images.in
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ menu "Target Images"
 
 	config TARGET_IMAGES_GZIP
 		bool "GZip images"
-		depends on TARGET_IMAGES_PAD || TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT4FS
+		depends on TARGET_IMAGES_PAD || TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT4FS || TARGET_x86
 		default y
 
 	comment "Image Options"
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
index ca5d0123c7..d3005d79c3 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
@@ -153,11 +153,9 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_IMAGES_GZIP),)
   define Image/Build/gzip/ext4
 	$(call Image/Build/gzip,ext4)
   endef
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_IMAGES_PAD),)
-    define Image/Build/gzip/squashfs
+  define Image/Build/gzip/squashfs
 	$(call Image/Build/gzip,squashfs)
-    endef
-  endif
+  endef
 endif
 
 define Image/BuildKernel