diff --git a/arch/blackfin/boot/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/boot/Makefile
index 49e8098d4c21..8cd33560e817 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/boot/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ extra-y += vmlinux.bin vmlinux.gz
 
 quiet_cmd_uimage = UIMAGE  $@
       cmd_uimage = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(MKIMAGE) -A $(ARCH) -O linux -T kernel \
-                   -C gzip -a $(CONFIG_BOOT_LOAD) -e $(CONFIG_BOOT_LOAD) -n 'Linux-$(KERNELRELEASE)' \
+                   -C gzip -n 'Linux-$(KERNELRELEASE)' -a $(CONFIG_BOOT_LOAD) \
+                   -e $(shell $(NM) vmlinux | awk '$$NF == "__start" {print $$1}') \
                    -d $< $@
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin: vmlinux FORCE