diff --git a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 433dd30b68..248cd2803a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ kernel_do_deploy() {
 	cd ${DEPLOYDIR}
 	rm -f ${KERNEL_IMAGE_SYMLINK_NAME}.bin
 	ln -sf ${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME}.bin ${KERNEL_IMAGE_SYMLINK_NAME}.bin
+	ln -sf ${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME}.bin ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}
 
 	cp ${COREBASE}/meta/files/deploydir_readme.txt ${DEPLOYDIR}/README_-_DO_NOT_DELETE_FILES_IN_THIS_DIRECTORY.txt
 }