diff --git a/buildroot-external/board/ova/kernel.config b/buildroot-external/board/ova/kernel.config
index fe145f576..a76eb35e9 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/board/ova/kernel.config
+++ b/buildroot-external/board/ova/kernel.config
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
+CONFIG_KERNEL_LZ4=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y