1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index a6112e8913..bfb7350604 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ copy_initramfs() {
         echo "Finished copy of initramfs into ./usr"
 }
 
-INITRAMFS_BASE_NAME = "initramfs-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}"
+INITRAMFS_BASE_NAME ?= "initramfs-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}"
 INITRAMFS_BASE_NAME[vardepsexclude] = "DATETIME"
 do_bundle_initramfs () {
         if [ ! -z "${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}" -a x"${INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE}" = x1 ]; then