diff --git a/bsp/ath79-generic/.config b/bsp/ath79-generic/.config
index b812287..dbbf96b 100644
--- a/bsp/ath79-generic/.config
+++ b/bsp/ath79-generic/.config
@@ -101,3 +101,4 @@ CONFIG_PACKAGE_ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct=m
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath10k-ct-smallbuffers=m
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath10k-ct=m
 CONFIG_STRIP_KERNEL_EXPORTS=y
+CONFIG_TARGET_SQUASHFS_BLOCK_SIZE=1024