diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 2164d1195d..4e78fc9042 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ define Device/Init
 
   IMAGE_PREFIX := $(IMG_PREFIX)-$(1)
   IMAGE_NAME = $$(IMAGE_PREFIX)-$$(1)-$$(2)
-  KERNEL_PREFIX = $(1)
+  KERNEL_PREFIX = $$(IMAGE_PREFIX)
   KERNEL_SUFFIX := -kernel.bin
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS_SUFFIX = $$(KERNEL_SUFFIX)
   KERNEL_IMAGE = $$(KERNEL_PREFIX)$$(KERNEL_SUFFIX)