diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/nand.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/nand.mk
index 91fd7ec301..d31aba1abc 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/nand.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/nand.mk
@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ define Device/zyxel_nbg6716
   KERNEL_SIZE := 4096k
   BLOCKSIZE := 128k
   PAGESIZE := 2048
-  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | uImage none | zyxel-buildkerneljffs | \
-	check-size 4096k
+  LOADER_TYPE := bin
+  KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | loader-kernel | uImage none | \
+	zyxel-buildkerneljffs | check-size 4096k
   IMAGES := sysupgrade.tar sysupgrade-4M-Kernel.bin factory.bin
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.tar/squashfs := append-rootfs | pad-to $$$$(BLOCKSIZE) | \
 	sysupgrade-tar rootfs=$$$$@ | append-metadata
@@ -311,6 +312,5 @@ define Device/zyxel_nbg6716
   IMAGE/factory.bin := append-kernel | pad-to $$$$(KERNEL_SIZE) | append-ubi | \
 	zyxel-factory
   UBINIZE_OPTS := -E 5
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += zyxel_nbg6716