diff --git a/scripts/image_release b/scripts/image_release
index 7549a5a60f..9b0accaa8b 100755
--- a/scripts/image_release
+++ b/scripts/image_release
@@ -46,10 +46,17 @@ RELEASE_DIR="target/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION"
     cp $TARGET_IMG/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION.system $RELEASE_DIR/target/SYSTEM
     cp $TARGET_IMG/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION.kernel $RELEASE_DIR/target/KERNEL
 
+    if [ -f $TARGET_IMG/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION.mach_kernel ]; then
+      cp $TARGET_IMG/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION.mach_kernel $RELEASE_DIR/target/MACH_KERNEL
+    fi
+
 # create md5sum's
   ( cd $RELEASE_DIR;
     md5sum -t target/SYSTEM > target/SYSTEM.md5;
     md5sum -t target/KERNEL > target/KERNEL.md5;
+    if [ -f target/MACH_KERNEL ]; then
+      md5sum -t target/MACH_KERNEL > target/MACH_KERNEL.md5;
+    fi
   )
 
 # create target directory