diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index b4ca842..1225b88 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3750,7 +3750,7 @@
 $(BUILT_KERNEL_CONFIGS_FILE): $(EXTRACT_KERNEL) $(firstword $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET))
 	$< --tools $(PRIVATE_DECOMPRESS_TOOLS) --input $(firstword $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET)) \
 	  --output-configs $@ \
-	  --output-version $(BUILT_KERNEL_VERSION_FILE)
+	  --output-release $(BUILT_KERNEL_VERSION_FILE)
 
 my_decompress_tools :=