diff --git a/fs/common.mk b/fs/common.mk
index b361ecce25..34849e698e 100644
--- a/fs/common.mk
+++ b/fs/common.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += rootfs-common
 
 ifeq ($$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_$(2)_GZIP),y)
 ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_EXT = .gz
-ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_CMD = gzip -9 -c
+ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_CMD = gzip -9 -c -n
 endif
 ifeq ($$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_$(2)_BZIP2),y)
 ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_EXT = .bz2