diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/image/Makefile b/target/linux/atheros/image/Makefile
index 17b18deee..343e2dedf 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/image/Makefile
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ define Image/Build
 	$(call Image/Build/$(1))
 	dd if=$(KDIR)/root.$(1) of=$(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-root.$(1) bs=128k conv=sync
 
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkfwimage -k $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-vmlinux.lzma \
+	-$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkfwimage -k $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-vmlinux.lzma \
 		-r $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-root.$(1) \
 		-v XS2.ar2316.OpenWRT \
 		-o $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-ubnt2-$(1).bin
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkfwimage -k $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-vmlinux.lzma \
+	-$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkfwimage -k $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-vmlinux.lzma \
 		-r $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-root.$(1) \
 		-v XS5.ar2313.OpenWRT \
 		-o $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-ubnt5-$(1).bin \