diff --git a/AndroidKernel.mk b/AndroidKernel.mk
index 85ec81bca1a2..09ef02bb2e47 100644
--- a/AndroidKernel.mk
+++ b/AndroidKernel.mk
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET_USES_UNCOMPRESSED_KERNEL),true)
 $(info Using uncompressed kernel)
 TARGET_PREBUILT_INT_KERNEL := $(KERNEL_OUT)/arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/Image
 else
+ifeq ($(KERNEL_ARCH),arm64)
+TARGET_PREBUILT_INT_KERNEL := $(KERNEL_OUT)/arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/Image.gz
+else
 TARGET_PREBUILT_INT_KERNEL := $(KERNEL_OUT)/arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/zImage
 endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_APPEND_DTB), true)
 $(info Using appended DTB)