diff --git a/include/kernel-defaults.mk b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
index 1c3b428b16..9fa5c1d3dd 100644
--- a/include/kernel-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ define Kernel/CopyImage
 		$(KERNEL_CROSS)objcopy $(OBJCOPY_STRIP) -S $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/vmlinux$(1).elf; \
 		$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/vmlinux$(1).debug; \
 		$(foreach k, \
-			$(if $(KERNEL_IMAGES),$(KERNEL_IMAGES),$(filter-out dtbs,$(KERNELNAME))), \
+			$(if $(KERNEL_IMAGES),$(KERNEL_IMAGES),$(filter-out vmlinux dtbs,$(KERNELNAME))), \
 			$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/$(LINUX_KARCH)/boot/$(IMAGES_DIR)/$(k) $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/$(k)$(1); \
 		) \
 	}