diff --git a/target/linux/xburst/Makefile b/target/linux/xburst/Makefile
index 4614eca94..6b1843c1f 100644
--- a/target/linux/xburst/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/xburst/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DEVICE_TYPE=other
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 
-KERNELNAME:=uImage
+KERNELNAME:=uImage zImage
 
 define Target/Description
 	Build firmware images for XBurst JZ47x0 based boards.
diff --git a/target/linux/xburst/image/Makefile b/target/linux/xburst/image/Makefile
index c445494c7..8132d1ae2 100644
--- a/target/linux/xburst/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/xburst/image/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ endif
 
 define Image/BuildKernel
 	cp $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/mips/boot/uImage $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-uImage.bin
+	cp $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/mips/boot/compressed/zImage $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-zImage.bin
 endef
 
 define Image/Build/squashfs