diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index 8a5bc1cfc6aa..73a19fac4850 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ endif
 # Allow extra targets to be added to the defconfig
 image-y	+= $(subst ",,$(CONFIG_EXTRA_TARGETS))
 
-initrd-  := $(patsubst zImage%, zImage.initrd%, $(image-n) $(image-))
+initrd-  := $(patsubst zImage%, zImage.initrd%, $(image-))
 initrd-y := $(patsubst zImage%, zImage.initrd%, \
 		$(patsubst dtbImage%, dtbImage.initrd%, \
 		$(patsubst simpleImage%, simpleImage.initrd%, \