diff --git a/target/linux/realtek/image/Makefile b/target/linux/realtek/image/Makefile
index dc7a907709..965657938e 100644
--- a/target/linux/realtek/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/realtek/image/Makefile
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ define Device/uimage-rt-loader
 	KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $$(KERNEL/rt-loader) | uImage none
 endef
 
+define Device/rt-loader-bootbase
+	KERNEL/rt-compress := kernel-bin | append-dtb | rt-compress
+	KERNEL := $$(KERNEL/rt-compress) | uImage lzma
+	KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $$(KERNEL/rt-compress) | uImage lzma | rt-loader
+endef
+
 include $(SUBTARGET).mk
 
 $(eval $(call BuildImage))
diff --git a/target/linux/realtek/image/rtl839x.mk b/target/linux/realtek/image/rtl839x.mk
index 78d9eee56a..13e2b6a4d7 100644
--- a/target/linux/realtek/image/rtl839x.mk
+++ b/target/linux/realtek/image/rtl839x.mk
@@ -119,16 +119,7 @@ endif
   DEVICE_MODEL := GS1920-24HP
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := \
 	  kmod-hwmon-lm85
-  KERNEL := \
-    kernel-bin | \
-    append-dtb | \
-    rt-compress | \
-    uImage lzma
-  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := \
-    kernel-bin | \
-    append-dtb | \
-    rt-compress | \
-    rt-loader
+  $(Device/rt-loader-bootbase)
 endef
 
 define Device/zyxel_gs1920-24hp-v1