diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/Makefile b/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
index 085f8aa3ecd31aeee3560975d957771e4b875c54..06b6ad00982a638956e0a9dcccab9ef12a445c3d 100644
--- a/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 ARCH:=mips64
 BOARD:=octeon
 BOARDNAME:=Cavium Networks Octeon
-FEATURES:=squashfs ext4 ramdisk pci usb
+FEATURES:=squashfs ramdisk pci usb
 CPU_TYPE:=octeon
 MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>