diff --git a/board/fads/fads.h b/board/fads/fads.h
index c6f7ccde077411b0f4dcb977b242d0b9903ba073..a7fe2e9019ce6316ba047771ac7469b356bcce16 100644
--- a/board/fads/fads.h
+++ b/board/fads/fads.h
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@
 #undef CONFIG_BOOTARGS
 
 #undef	CONFIG_WATCHDOG			/* watchdog disabled		*/
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_MPC885ADS)
 #define CONFIG_BZIP2	 /* include support for bzip2 compressed images */
+#endif
 
 /*
  * New MPC86xADS and MPC885ADS provide two Ethernet connectivity options: