diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/Makefile b/target/linux/bcm53xx/Makefile
index 4171a04ee4..6c19263fdf 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=Broadcom BCM47xx/53xx (ARM)
 FEATURES:=squashfs nand usb pci pcie gpio
 MAINTAINER:=Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
 CPU_TYPE:=cortex-a9
+SUBTARGETS:=generic
 
 KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.14
 KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER := 4.19
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/generic/target.mk b/target/linux/bcm53xx/generic/target.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5cb1fb19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/generic/target.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+BOARDNAME:=Generic