diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 4490023a42..55dc2bfe88 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX_BIN),y)
 LINUX26_IMAGE_NAME=vmlinux.bin
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(KERNEL_ARCH),avr32)
+LINUX26_IMAGE_PATH=$(LINUX26_DIR)/arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/images/$(LINUX26_IMAGE_NAME)
+else
 LINUX26_IMAGE_PATH=$(LINUX26_DIR)/arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/$(LINUX26_IMAGE_NAME)
+endif
 
 # Download
 $(LINUX26_DIR)/.stamp_downloaded: