diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_defconfig b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_defconfig
index 7d11f9a70539..caaf4d3adbbc 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_defconfig
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ BR2_ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/coreos/minikube/use
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/coreos/minikube/rootfs-overlay"
 BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/coreos/minikube/patches"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_BZIMAGE=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LZ4=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/coreos/minikube/linux_defconfig"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_LIBELF=y
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_MACHINED=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_VCONSOLE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_NSENTER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_SCHEDUTILS=y
-BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_BZIP2=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_GZIP=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660_BOOT_MENU="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/coreos/minikube/isolinux.cfg"
 BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX=y