diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
index 4ded38bb75..5e28b449e2 100644
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX_BIN
 	bool "vmlinux.bin"
 	depends on BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_sh || BR2_sh64
 
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX
+	bool "vmlinux"
+	depends on BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel
+
 endchoice
 
 endif # BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 40109acb9b..86d7e260fc 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE),y)
 LINUX26_IMAGE_NAME=zImage
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX_BIN),y)
 LINUX26_IMAGE_NAME=vmlinux.bin
+else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX),y)
+LINUX26_IMAGE_NAME=vmlinux
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX),y)
+LINUX26_IMAGE_PATH=$(LINUX26_DIR)/$(LINUX26_IMAGE_NAME)
+else
 ifeq ($(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
+endif # BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX
 
 # Download
 $(LINUX26_DIR)/.stamp_downloaded: