diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0abe89..4b609fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -145,3 +145,9 @@ initrd.cpio: $(initrd_bins) initrd_libs
 # hack for the linux kernel to depend on the initrd image
 # this will change once coreboot can link in the initrd separately
 $(call outputs,linux): initrd.cpio
+
+# hack for the coreboot to find the linux kernel
+$(build)/$(coreboot_dir)/bzImage: $(call outputs,linux)
+	cmp --quiet "$$@" "$$^" || \
+	cp -a "$$^" "$$@"
+$(call outputs,corebot): $(build)/$(coreboot_dir)/bzImage
diff --git a/config/coreboot.config b/config/coreboot.config
index 44b2cf9..bac833c 100644
--- a/config/coreboot.config
+++ b/config/coreboot.config
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ CONFIG_GENERATE_SMBIOS_TABLES=y
 # CONFIG_PAYLOAD_UBOOT is not set
 CONFIG_PAYLOAD_LINUX=y
 # CONFIG_PAYLOAD_TIANOCORE is not set
-CONFIG_PAYLOAD_FILE="../linux-4.6.4/arch/x86/boot/bzImage"
+CONFIG_PAYLOAD_FILE="./bzImage"
 CONFIG_PAYLOAD_OPTIONS=""
 CONFIG_LINUX_COMMAND_LINE=""
 CONFIG_LINUX_INITRD=""