diff --git a/support/scripts/genimage.sh b/support/scripts/genimage.sh
index b479ec9e0b..df224241ab 100755
--- a/support/scripts/genimage.sh
+++ b/support/scripts/genimage.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,5 @@ if grep -Eq "^BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BMAP_TOOLS=y$" "${BR2_CONFIG}"; then
 			continue
 		fi
 		bmaptool create "${image_path}" -o "${image_path}.bmap"
-		gzip -c "${image_path}" > "${image_path}.gz"
 	done < <(grep '^image ' "${GENIMAGE_CFG}" | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
 fi