diff --git a/target/linux/Makefile.in b/target/linux/Makefile.in
index ea74409447..6983d2548f 100644
--- a/target/linux/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/linux/Makefile.in
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX=$(call qstrip,$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX))
 # File name for the Linux kernel binary
 ifndef LINUX26_KERNEL
-LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME=$(BINARIES_DIR)/$(LINUX26_FORMAT)$(ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX)
+LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME=$(BINARIES_DIR)/$(LINUX26_FORMAT)
 endif
 
 # Version of Linux AFTER patches
diff --git a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
index a95852de76..9e495f3e0f 100644
--- a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
+++ b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
@@ -155,10 +155,9 @@ LINUX26_BINLOC:=arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/bzImage
 endif
 endif
 
-ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX=$(call qstrip,$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX))
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # File name for the Linux kernel binary
-LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME:=$(LINUX26_FORMAT)$(ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX)
+LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME:=$(LINUX26_FORMAT)
 
 
 ifeq ($(BOARD_NAME),)