diff --git a/usr/Makefile b/usr/Makefile
index 34a9fcd0f537..237a028693ce 100644
--- a/usr/Makefile
+++ b/usr/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ PHONY += klibcdirs
 
 suffix_y = $(subst $\",,$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION))
 datafile_y = initramfs_data.cpio$(suffix_y)
+datafile_d_y = .$(datafile_y).d
 AFLAGS_initramfs_data.o += -DINITRAMFS_IMAGE="usr/$(datafile_y)"
 
 
@@ -30,12 +31,12 @@ ramfs-args  := \
         $(if $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID), -u $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID)) \
         $(if $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID), -g $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID))
 
-# .initramfs_data.cpio.d is used to identify all files included
+# $(datafile_d_y) is used to identify all files included
 # in initramfs and to detect if any files are added/removed.
 # Removed files are identified by directory timestamp being updated
 # The dependency list is generated by gen_initramfs.sh -l
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.d),)
-	include $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.d
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(obj)/$(datafile_d_y)),)
+	include $(obj)/$(datafile_d_y)
 endif
 
 quiet_cmd_initfs = GEN     $@
@@ -53,5 +54,5 @@ $(deps_initramfs): klibcdirs
 # 3) If gen_init_cpio are newer than initramfs_data.cpio
 # 4) arguments to gen_initramfs.sh changes
 $(obj)/$(datafile_y): $(obj)/gen_init_cpio $(deps_initramfs) klibcdirs
-	$(Q)$(initramfs) -l $(ramfs-input) > $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.d
+	$(Q)$(initramfs) -l $(ramfs-input) > $(obj)/$(datafile_d_y)
 	$(call if_changed,initfs)