diff --git a/include/kernel-defaults.mk b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
index 8abd32d7141..d6c89246235 100644
--- a/include/kernel-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ define Kernel/CopyImage
 	$(KERNEL_CROSS)objcopy -O binary $(OBJCOPY_STRIP) -S $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux $(LINUX_KERNEL)$(1)
 	$(KERNEL_CROSS)objcopy $(OBJCOPY_STRIP) -S $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/vmlinux$(1).elf
 	$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/vmlinux.debug
-ifneq ($(KERNELNAME),)
-	$(foreach k,$(filter-out dtbs,$(KERNELNAME)),$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/$(LINUX_KARCH)/boot/$(IMAGES_DIR)/$(k) $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/$(k)$(1);)
-endif
+	$(foreach k, \
+		$(if $(KERNEL_IMAGES),$(KERNEL_IMAGES),$(filter-out dtbs,$(KERNELNAME))), \
+		$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/$(LINUX_KARCH)/boot/$(IMAGES_DIR)/$(k) $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/$(k)$(1); \
+	)
 endef
 
 define Kernel/CompileImage/Default