diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24c803872d..23032988a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ BR_PATH = "$(HOST_DIR)/bin:$(HOST_DIR)/sbin:$(PATH)"
 
 # Location of a file giving a big fat warning that output/target
 # should not be used as the root filesystem.
-TARGET_DIR_WARNING_FILE = $(BASE_TARGET_DIR)/THIS_IS_NOT_YOUR_ROOT_FILESYSTEM
+TARGET_DIR_WARNING_FILE = $(TARGET_DIR)/THIS_IS_NOT_YOUR_ROOT_FILESYSTEM
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_CCACHE),y)
 CCACHE = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/ccache