diff --git a/make/linux-rpm.mk b/make/linux-rpm.mk
index 8af0b12e..a37eb419 100644
--- a/make/linux-rpm.mk
+++ b/make/linux-rpm.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ KERNEL_RELEASE       = $(UNAME_SUFFIX)$(KERNEL_RELEASE_NUM)
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BOOT_LABEL),)
+BOOT_LABEL = linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE)
+endif
+
 BASE                 = $(KERNEL_BASE)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE)
 BASE_RUN             = $(KERNEL_BASE)-run-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE)
 BASE_DEVEL           = $(KERNEL_BASE)-devel-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE)