diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
index 469fd7ca9a..0082ca88de 100644
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX
 	bool "vmlinux"
 	depends on BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_powerpc
 
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUZ
+	bool "vmlinuz"
+	depends on BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel
+
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_CUSTOM
 	bool "custom target"
 	help
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 6b6fd5c4ae..9beb706453 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX_BIN),y)
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=vmlinux.bin
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX),y)
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=vmlinux
+else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUZ),y)
+LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=vmlinuz
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX),y)
 LINUX_IMAGE_PATH=$(LINUX_DIR)/$(LINUX_IMAGE_NAME)
+else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUZ),y)
+LINUX_IMAGE_PATH=$(LINUX_DIR)/$(LINUX_IMAGE_NAME)
 else
 ifeq ($(KERNEL_ARCH),avr32)
 LINUX_IMAGE_PATH=$(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/images/$(LINUX_IMAGE_NAME)