diff --git a/build.config.cuttlefish.aarch64 b/build.config.cuttlefish.aarch64
index 0cb601958972..02b48a171329 100644
--- a/build.config.cuttlefish.aarch64
+++ b/build.config.cuttlefish.aarch64
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 . ${ROOT_DIR}/common/build.config.common
 . ${ROOT_DIR}/common/build.config.aarch64
 
+LZ4_RAMDISK=1
 DEFCONFIG=cuttlefish_defconfig
 POST_DEFCONFIG_CMDS="check_defconfig"
diff --git a/build.config.cuttlefish.x86_64 b/build.config.cuttlefish.x86_64
index fed773ccc64a..3248353e35e0 100644
--- a/build.config.cuttlefish.x86_64
+++ b/build.config.cuttlefish.x86_64
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 . ${ROOT_DIR}/common/build.config.common
 . ${ROOT_DIR}/common/build.config.x86_64
 
+LZ4_RAMDISK=1
 DEFCONFIG=x86_64_cuttlefish_defconfig
 POST_DEFCONFIG_CMDS="check_defconfig"