diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index bfabdce7d5a..f2fef3ba2f3 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ make_target() {
   # arm64 target does not support creating uImage.
   # Build Image first, then wrap it using u-boot's mkimage.
   if [[ "$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH" == "arm64" && "$KERNEL_TARGET" == uImage* ]]; then
+    if [ -z "$KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR" -o -z "$KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR" ]; then
+      die "ERROR: KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR and KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR have to be set to build uImage - aborting"
+    fi
     KERNEL_UIMAGE_TARGET="$KERNEL_TARGET"
     KERNEL_TARGET="${KERNEL_TARGET/uImage/Image}"
   fi
@@ -243,16 +246,32 @@ make_target() {
   fi
 
   if [ -n "$KERNEL_UIMAGE_TARGET" ] ; then
+    # determine compression used for kernel image
     KERNEL_UIMAGE_COMP=${KERNEL_UIMAGE_TARGET:7}
     KERNEL_UIMAGE_COMP=${KERNEL_UIMAGE_COMP:-none}
+
+    # calculate new load address to make kernel Image unpack to memory area after compressed image
+    if [ "$KERNEL_UIMAGE_COMP" != "none" ] ; then
+      COMPRESSED_SIZE=$(stat -t "arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/$KERNEL_TARGET" | awk '{print $2}')
+      # align to 1 MiB
+      COMPRESSED_SIZE=$(( (($COMPRESSED_SIZE - 1 >> 20) + 1) << 20 ))
+      PKG_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR=$(printf '%X' "$(( $KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR + $COMPRESSED_SIZE ))")
+      PKG_KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR=$(printf '%X' "$(( $KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR + $COMPRESSED_SIZE ))")
+    else
+      PKG_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR=${KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR}
+      PKG_KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR=${KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR}
+    fi
+
     mkimage -A $TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH \
             -O linux \
             -T kernel \
             -C $KERNEL_UIMAGE_COMP \
-            -a $KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR \
-            -e $KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR \
+            -a $PKG_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR \
+            -e $PKG_KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR \
             -d arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/$KERNEL_TARGET \
                arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/$KERNEL_UIMAGE_TARGET
+
+    KERNEL_TARGET="${KERNEL_UIMAGE_TARGET}"
   fi
 }