diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index 90c9a8ac7adb..0b31f4f1f92c 100755
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ else
 	cp System.map "$tmpdir/boot/System.map-$version"
 	cp $KCONFIG_CONFIG "$tmpdir/boot/config-$version"
 fi
-cp "$($MAKE -s image_name)" "$tmpdir/$installed_image_path"
+cp "$($MAKE -s -f $srctree/Makefile image_name)" "$tmpdir/$installed_image_path"
 
 if grep -q "^CONFIG_OF=y" $KCONFIG_CONFIG ; then
 	# Only some architectures with OF support have this target