diff --git a/include/kernel-defaults.mk b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
index 6be4cff1f2..5b376dc9da 100644
--- a/include/kernel-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),y)
 	echo -e "$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO),CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO=y\nCONFIG_RD_LZO=y,# CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO is not set\n# CONFIG_RD_LZO is not set)" >> $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	echo -e "$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_XZ),CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_XZ=y\nCONFIG_RD_XZ=y,# CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_XZ is not set\n# CONFIG_RD_XZ is not set)" >> $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	echo -e "$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZ4),CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZ4=y\nCONFIG_RD_LZ4=y,# CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZ4 is not set\n# CONFIG_RD_LZ4 is not set)" >> $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
+	echo -e "$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_ZSTD),CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_ZSTD=y\nCONFIG_RD_STD=y,# CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_ZSTD is not set\n# CONFIG_RD_ZSTD is not set)" >> $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
   endef
 else
 endif