diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
index 2003ded..2adc5ea 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ endif
 
 boot := arch/sparc/boot
 
+# Default target
+all: zImage
+
 image zImage tftpboot.img vmlinux.aout: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/$@
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile b/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
index 1ff0fd9..97e3feb 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ $(obj)/image: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,strip)
 	@echo '  kernel: $@ is ready'
 
+$(obj)/zImage: $(obj)/image
+	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+
 $(obj)/tftpboot.img: $(obj)/image $(obj)/piggyback_64 System.map $(ROOT_IMG) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,elftoaout)
 	$(call if_changed,piggy)