diff --git a/usr/Makefile b/usr/Makefile
index 201f27f..451cdff 100644
--- a/usr/Makefile
+++ b/usr/Makefile
@@ -5,14 +5,32 @@
 klibcdirs:;
 PHONY += klibcdirs
 
+# Find out "preferred" ramdisk compressor. Order of preference is
+#  1. bzip2 efficient, and likely to be present
+#  2. gzip former default
+#  3. lzma
+#  4. none
+
+# None of the above
+suffix_y                   =
+
+# Lzma, but no gzip nor bzip2
+suffix_$(CONFIG_RD_LZMA)   = .lzma
+
+# Gzip, but no bzip2
+suffix_$(CONFIG_RD_GZIP)   = .gz
+
+# Bzip2
+suffix_$(CONFIG_RD_BZIP2)  = .bz2
+
 
 # Generate builtin.o based on initramfs_data.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD) := initramfs_data.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD) := initramfs_data$(suffix_y).o
 
-# initramfs_data.o contains the initramfs_data.cpio.gz image.
+# initramfs_data.o contains the compressed initramfs_data.cpio image.
 # The image is included using .incbin, a dependency which is not
 # tracked automatically.
-$(obj)/initramfs_data.o: $(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio.gz FORCE
+$(obj)/initramfs_data$(suffix_y).o: $(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio$(suffix_y) FORCE
 
 #####
 # Generate the initramfs cpio archive
@@ -25,28 +43,28 @@
         $(if $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID), -u $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID)) \
         $(if $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID), -g $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID))
 
-# .initramfs_data.cpio.gz.d is used to identify all files included
+# .initramfs_data.cpio.d is used to identify all files included
 # in initramfs and to detect if any files are added/removed.
 # Removed files are identified by directory timestamp being updated
 # The dependency list is generated by gen_initramfs.sh -l
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.gz.d),)
-	include $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.gz.d
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.d),)
+	include $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.d
 endif
 
 quiet_cmd_initfs = GEN     $@
       cmd_initfs = $(initramfs) -o $@ $(ramfs-args) $(ramfs-input)
 
-targets := initramfs_data.cpio.gz
+targets := initramfs_data.cpio.gz initramfs_data.cpio.bz2 initramfs_data.cpio.lzma initramfs_data.cpio
 # do not try to update files included in initramfs
 $(deps_initramfs): ;
 
 $(deps_initramfs): klibcdirs
-# We rebuild initramfs_data.cpio.gz if:
-# 1) Any included file is newer then initramfs_data.cpio.gz
+# We rebuild initramfs_data.cpio if:
+# 1) Any included file is newer then initramfs_data.cpio
 # 2) There are changes in which files are included (added or deleted)
-# 3) If gen_init_cpio are newer than initramfs_data.cpio.gz
+# 3) If gen_init_cpio are newer than initramfs_data.cpio
 # 4) arguments to gen_initramfs.sh changes
-$(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio.gz: $(obj)/gen_init_cpio $(deps_initramfs) klibcdirs
-	$(Q)$(initramfs) -l $(ramfs-input) > $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.gz.d
+$(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio$(suffix_y): $(obj)/gen_init_cpio $(deps_initramfs) klibcdirs
+	$(Q)$(initramfs) -l $(ramfs-input) > $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.d
 	$(call if_changed,initfs)