diff --git a/package/mender/artifact_info b/package/mender/artifact_info
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c84b088d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mender/artifact_info
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+artifact_name=BUILDROOT_ARTIFACT
diff --git a/package/mender/mender.mk b/package/mender/mender.mk
index dc4a73b0f3..0377270a43 100644
--- a/package/mender/mender.mk
+++ b/package/mender/mender.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ define MENDER_INSTALL_CONFIG_FILES
 			$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/mender/inventory/mender-inventory-$(f)
 	)
 
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/mender/artifact_info \
+			$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mender/artifact_info
+
 	ln -snf /var/run/mender $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib/mender
 endef