diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 216bd532a2dc..22ba812c2204 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ KGZIP		= gzip
 KBZIP2		= bzip2
 KLZOP		= lzop
 LZMA		= lzma
-LZ4		= lz4c
+LZ4		= lz4
 XZ		= xz
 
 CHECKFLAGS     := -D__linux__ -Dlinux -D__STDC__ -Dunix -D__unix__ \
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 99ac59c59826..0a4c5236383e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ quiet_cmd_lzo = LZO     $@
       cmd_lzo = { cat $(real-prereqs) | $(KLZOP) -9; $(size_append); } > $@
 
 quiet_cmd_lz4 = LZ4     $@
-      cmd_lz4 = { cat $(real-prereqs) | $(LZ4) -l -c1 stdin stdout; \
+      cmd_lz4 = { cat $(real-prereqs) | \
+                  $(LZ4) -c -l -12 --favor-decSpeed stdin stdout; \
                   $(size_append); } > $@
 
 # U-Boot mkimage