diff --git a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
index c3d713a3d9..402830c7af 100644
--- a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
+++ b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # File name for the Linux kernel binary
-LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME:=$(BOARD_NAME)-linux-$(LINUX26_VERSION)-$(DATE)$(KERNEL_EXT)
+LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME:=$(BOARD_NAME)-linux-$(LINUX26_VERSION)$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX)$(KERNEL_EXT)
 
 
 ifeq ($(BOARD_NAME),)