diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd11e8857604..6280aa192c36 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  gtags           - Generate GNU GLOBAL index'
 	@echo  '  kernelrelease	  - Output the release version string'
 	@echo  '  kernelversion	  - Output the version stored in Makefile'
+	@echo  '  image_name	  - Output the image name'
 	@echo  '  headers_install - Install sanitised kernel headers to INSTALL_HDR_PATH'; \
 	 echo  '                    (default: $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH))'; \
 	 echo  ''
@@ -1310,7 +1311,7 @@ export_report:
 endif #ifeq ($(config-targets),1)
 endif #ifeq ($(mixed-targets),1)
 
-PHONY += checkstack kernelrelease kernelversion
+PHONY += checkstack kernelrelease kernelversion image_name
 
 # UML needs a little special treatment here.  It wants to use the host
 # toolchain, so needs $(SUBARCH) passed to checkstack.pl.  Everyone
@@ -1331,6 +1332,9 @@ kernelrelease:
 kernelversion:
 	@echo $(KERNELVERSION)
 
+image_name:
+	@echo $(KBUILD_IMAGE)
+
 # Clear a bunch of variables before executing the submake
 tools/: FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index fbbfd08853d3..fdd3fbf4d4a4 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ echo ""
 fi
 
 echo "%install"
+echo 'KBUILD_IMAGE=$(make image_name)'
 echo "%ifarch ia64"
 echo 'mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/efi $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules'
 echo 'mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/firmware'