diff --git a/openwrt-motion-config.sh b/openwrt-motion-config.sh
index b4cb5cc..1648f90 100644
--- a/openwrt-motion-config.sh
+++ b/openwrt-motion-config.sh
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ webcontrol_parms 0
 
 stream_port 8081
 stream_localhost off
+
+# use native mjpeg
+v4l2_palette 8