diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index f04b74518e..3485f7c081 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ make_target() {
             -e $PKG_KERNEL_UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR \
             -d arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/$KERNEL_TARGET \
                arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/$KERNEL_UIMAGE_TARGET
+
+    KERNEL_TARGET="${KERNEL_UIMAGE_TARGET}"
   fi
 }