diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
index ed9bb709c9a3..5fd7f7a58b7e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $(obj)/piggy.o: $(obj)/dummy.o $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.z FORCE
 hostprogs-y := calc_vmlinuz_load_addr
 
 VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS = $(shell $(obj)/calc_vmlinuz_load_addr \
-		$(objtree)/$(KBUILD_IMAGE) $(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS))
+		$(obj)/vmlinux.bin $(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS))
 
 vmlinuzobjs-y += $(obj)/piggy.o