diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index a232741e3fd3..e56ce39e199a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ cmd_lzo = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
 
 quiet_cmd_lz4 = LZ4     $@
 cmd_lz4 = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
-	lz4c -l -c1 stdin stdout && $(call size_append, $(filter-out FORCE,$^))) > $@ || \
+	lz4 -c -l -12 --favor-decSpeed stdin stdout && \
+	$(call size_append, $(filter-out FORCE,$^))) > $@ || \
 	(rm -f $@ ; false)
 
 # U-Boot mkimage