diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 1893efd43fca..2dcb7a22582a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@ libs-$(CONFIG_CFE)		+= arch/mips/fw/cfe/
 libs-$(CONFIG_SNIPROM)		+= arch/mips/fw/sni/
 libs-y				+= arch/mips/fw/lib/
 
+#
+# Kernel compression
+#
+ifdef SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT
+COMPRESSION_FNAME		= vmlinuz
+else
+COMPRESSION_FNAME		= vmlinux
+endif
+
 #
 # Board-dependent options and extra files
 #
@@ -344,7 +353,7 @@ load-$(CONFIG_LEMOTE_MACH2F) +=0xffffffff80200000
 core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)	+= arch/mips/mti-malta/
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-malta
 load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-all-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)	:= vmlinuz.bin
+all-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)	:= $(COMPRESSION_FNAME).bin
 
 #
 # MIPS SIM
@@ -594,7 +603,7 @@ load-$(CONFIG_SNI_RM)		+= 0xffffffff80600000
 else
 load-$(CONFIG_SNI_RM)		+= 0xffffffff80030000
 endif
-all-$(CONFIG_SNI_RM)		:= vmlinuz.ecoff
+all-$(CONFIG_SNI_RM)		:= $(COMPRESSION_FNAME).ecoff
 
 #
 # Common TXx9