diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile b/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
index 4d9b2debca..43b1fcb0f9 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=Qualcomm Atheros IPQ40XX
 FEATURES:=squashfs fpu ramdisk nand
 CPU_TYPE:=cortex-a7
 CPU_SUBTYPE:=neon-vfpv4
-SUBTARGETS:=generic
+SUBTARGETS:=generic mikrotik
 
 KERNEL_PATCHVER:=5.4
 KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=5.4
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/mikrotik.mk b/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/mikrotik.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/mikrotik/target.mk b/target/linux/ipq40xx/mikrotik/target.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4530a90985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/mikrotik/target.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+BOARDNAME:=MikroTik
+FEATURES += minor
+KERNEL_IMAGES:=vmlinux
+IMAGES_DIR:=compressed