diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 928d93dfcf..2a9bf3e55f 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ LINUX_IMAGE_NAME = vmlinux
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUZ),y)
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME = vmlinuz
 endif
+LINUX_TARGET_NAME = $(LINUX_IMAGE_NAME)
 endif
+
 ifeq ($(LINUX_IMAGE_NAME),)
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME = $(LINUX_TARGET_NAME)
 endif