diff --git a/conf/machine/beaglebone.conf b/conf/machine/beaglebone.conf
index dc77dd79..f4112f58 100644
--- a/conf/machine/beaglebone.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/beaglebone.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GUI_MACHINE_CLASS = "bigscreen"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-ti33x-psp"
 
-IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.bz2"
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.gz"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyO0"
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/keystone-evm.conf b/conf/machine/keystone-evm.conf
index a2c05f85..c878d522 100644
--- a/conf/machine/keystone-evm.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/keystone-evm.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 require conf/machine/include/keystone.inc
 
-IMAGE_FSTYPES += "ubi tar.bz2 cpio"
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "ubi tar.gz cpio"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/omap3evm.conf b/conf/machine/omap3evm.conf
index a793798b..584866cb 100644
--- a/conf/machine/omap3evm.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/omap3evm.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ XSERVER += "xf86-input-tslib"
 GUI_MACHINE_CLASS = "smallscreen"
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "touchscreen ethernet"
 
-IMAGE_FSTYPES += "jffs2 tar.bz2"
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "jffs2 tar.gz"
 EXTRA_IMAGECMD_jffs2 = "-lnp -e 0x20000 -s 2048"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
diff --git a/conf/machine/pandaboard.conf b/conf/machine/pandaboard.conf
index b3d0399d..1707f80a 100644
--- a/conf/machine/pandaboard.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/pandaboard.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require conf/machine/include/omap4.inc
 
 GUI_MACHINE_CLASS = "bigscreen"
 
-IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.bz2"
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.gz"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyO2"