diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 1c4fe45ac9..1db5c6046d 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ define LINUX_APPEND_DTB
 			else \
 				dtbpath=dts/$${dtb}.dtb ; \
 			fi ; \
-			cat zImage $${dtbpath} > zImage.$${dtb} || exit 1; \
+			cat zImage $${dtbpath} > zImage.$$(basename $${dtb}) || exit 1; \
 		done)
 endef
 ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_UIMAGE),y)