diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index ef242db96e..b801ef993c 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ SQUASHFSOPT := -b $(SQUASHFS_BLOCKSIZE)
 SQUASHFSOPT += -p '/dev d 755 0 0' -p '/dev/console c 600 0 0 5 1'
 SQUASHFSOPT += $(if $(CONFIG_SELINUX),-xattrs,-no-xattrs)
 SQUASHFSCOMP := gzip
-LZMA_XZ_OPTIONS := -Xpreset extreme -Xlc 0 -Xlp 2 -Xpb 2
+LZMA_XZ_OPTIONS := -Xpreset 9 -Xe -Xlc 0 -Xlp 2 -Xpb 2
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_XZ),y)
   ifneq ($(filter arm x86 powerpc sparc,$(LINUX_KARCH)),)
     BCJ_FILTER:=-Xbcj $(LINUX_KARCH)