diff --git a/target/linux/gemini/Makefile b/target/linux/gemini/Makefile
index dac4c623f..05f478d67 100644
--- a/target/linux/gemini/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/gemini/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 ARCH:=arm
 BOARD:=gemini
 BOARDNAME:=Cortina Systems CS351x
-FEATURES:=squashfs
+FEATURES:=squashfs broken
 CFLAGS:=-Os -pipe -march=armv4 -mtune=fa526 -fno-caller-saves
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/Makefile b/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
index e05cc7d9a..68d1eafd8 100644
--- a/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 ARCH:=mips
 BOARD:=octeon
 BOARDNAME:=Cavium Networks Octeon
-FEATURES:=squashfs jffs2 pci usb
+FEATURES:=squashfs jffs2 pci usb broken
 CFLAGS:=-Os -pipe -march=octeon -fno-caller-saves
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>