diff --git a/target/squashfs/Config.in b/target/squashfs/Config.in
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+++ b/target/squashfs/Config.in
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+config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS
+	bool "squashfs root filesystem for the target device"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Build a squashfs root filesystem
+
diff --git a/target/squashfs/Makefile.in b/target/squashfs/Makefile.in
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+ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS)),y)
+TARGETS+=squashfsroot
+endif