diff --git a/tools/squashfskit4/Makefile b/tools/squashfskit4/Makefile
index 396a7c0edc..9ed10ecef9 100644
--- a/tools/squashfskit4/Makefile
+++ b/tools/squashfskit4/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ define Host/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/squashfs-tools \
 		XZ_SUPPORT=1 \
 		LZMA_XZ_SUPPORT=1 \
-		XATTR_SUPPORT= \
+		XATTR_SUPPORT=1 \
 		LZMA_LIB="$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/liblzma.a" \
 		EXTRA_CFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include" \
 		mksquashfs unsquashfs