diff --git a/fs/common.mk b/fs/common.mk
index fceb38c5b9..ca46a331d6 100644
--- a/fs/common.mk
+++ b/fs/common.mk
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ ROOTFS_$(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort \
 
 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