diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.mk b/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
index b4280aa5a6..0af955fb6a 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ define ROOTFS_EXT2_CMD
 endef
 
 rootfs-ext2-symlink:
-	ln -sf rootfs.ext2 $(BINARIES_DIR)/rootfs.ext$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_GEN)
+	ln -sf rootfs.ext2$(ROOTFS_EXT2_COMPRESS_EXT) $(BINARIES_DIR)/rootfs.ext$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_GEN)$(ROOTFS_EXT2_COMPRESS_EXT)
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_GEN),2)
 ROOTFS_EXT2_POST_TARGETS += rootfs-ext2-symlink