diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index a8b0035efe..592ed19ad8 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -1217,7 +1217,8 @@ PARTITION_TYPES = {
     "mtd": "MTD",
     "ext4": "EMMC",
     "emmc": "EMMC",
-    "f2fs": "EMMC"
+    "f2fs": "EMMC",
+    "squashfs": "EMMC"
 }
 
 def GetTypeAndDevice(mount_point, info):