diff --git a/arch/ia64/Makefile b/arch/ia64/Makefile
index 80ea7506fa1..21033ed8330 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ all: compressed unwcheck
 
 compressed: vmlinux.gz
 
+vmlinuz: vmlinux.gz
+
 vmlinux.gz: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $@