diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index 53cdc874cdf177c708bcdc366d5d05ab83cf5f03..db1f4b6b4827c81275c52d511e83236287a0b1f4 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 . /lib/ipq806x.sh
 
 PART_NAME=firmware
+REQUIRE_IMAGE_METADATA=1
 
 platform_check_image() {
 	local board=$(ipq806x_board_name)
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ipq806x/image/Makefile
index fc8d1cf4c0945edeeddd7efd9a6b4846ef61ac09..47c28ab6515580921015d2af201be8780e226dc3 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq806x/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/image/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ define Device/Default
 	KERNEL_DEPENDS = $$(wildcard $(DTS_DIR)/$$(DEVICE_DTS).dts)
 	KERNEL_INITRAMFS_PREFIX := $$(IMG_PREFIX)-$(1)-initramfs
 	KERNEL_PREFIX := $$(IMAGE_PREFIX)
+	SUPPORTED_DEVICES = $$(BOARD_NAME)
+	IMAGE/sysupgrade.tar = sysupgrade-tar | append-metadata
 endef
 
 define Device/LegacyImage
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ define Device/UbiFit
 	KERNEL_IN_UBI := 1
 	IMAGES := nand-factory.ubi nand-sysupgrade.tar
 	IMAGE/nand-factory.ubi := append-ubi
-	IMAGE/nand-sysupgrade.tar := sysupgrade-tar
+	IMAGE/nand-sysupgrade.tar := sysupgrade-tar | append-metadata
 endef
 
 define Device/DniImage
@@ -73,7 +75,6 @@ define Device/DniImage
 	UBINIZE_OPTS := -E 5
 	IMAGES := factory.img sysupgrade.tar
 	IMAGE/factory.img := append-kernel | append-ubi | netgear-dni
-	IMAGE/sysupgrade.tar = sysupgrade-tar
 endef
 DEVICE_VARS += NETGEAR_BOARD_ID NETGEAR_HW_ID
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ define Device/TpSafeImage
 	TPLINK_BOARD_NAME :=
 	IMAGES := factory.bin sysupgrade.bin
 	IMAGE/factory.bin := append-rootfs | tplink-safeloader factory
-	IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | tplink-safeloader sysupgrade
+	IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | tplink-safeloader sysupgrade | append-metadata
 endef
 DEVICE_VARS += TPLINK_BOARD_NAME
 
@@ -97,8 +98,7 @@ define Device/ZyXELImage
 	KERNEL = kernel-bin | append-dtb | uImage none | pad-to $${KERNEL_SIZE}
 	KERNEL_NAME := zImage
 	IMAGES := sysupgrade.tar mmcblk0p5-rootfs.bin mmcblk0p4-kernel.bin
-	IMAGE/sysupgrade.tar/squashfs := append-rootfs | pad-to $$$${BLOCKSIZE} | sysupgrade-tar rootfs=$$$$@
-	IMAGE/sysupgrade.tar := sysupgrade-tar
+	IMAGE/sysupgrade.tar/squashfs := append-rootfs | pad-to $$$${BLOCKSIZE} | sysupgrade-tar rootfs=$$$$@ | append-metadata
 	IMAGE/mmcblk0p5-rootfs.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | pad-to $$$${BLOCKSIZE}
 	IMAGE/mmcblk0p4-kernel.bin := append-kernel
 endef
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ define Device/EA8500
 	UBINIZE_OPTS := -E 5
 	IMAGES := factory.bin sysupgrade.tar
 	IMAGE/factory.bin := append-kernel | pad-to $$$${KERNEL_SIZE} | append-ubi
-	IMAGE/sysupgrade.tar := sysupgrade-tar
 	DEVICE_TITLE := Linksys EA8500
 	DEVICE_PACKAGES := ath10k-firmware-qca99x0
 endef