diff --git a/include/kernel-defaults.mk b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
index 9fa5c1d3dd..407c1924a1 100644
--- a/include/kernel-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ endef
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),)
 define Kernel/CompileImage/Initramfs
 	$(call Kernel/Configure/Initramfs)
-	$(CP) $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/init $(TARGET_DIR)/init
+	$(CP) $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/other-files/init $(TARGET_DIR)/init
 	rm -rf $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION)/usr/initramfs_data.cpio*
 	+$(MAKE) $(KERNEL_MAKEOPTS) $(if $(KERNELNAME),$(KERNELNAME),all) modules
 	$(call Kernel/CopyImage,-initramfs)
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/base-files/init b/target/linux/generic/other-files/init
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/generic/base-files/init
rename to target/linux/generic/other-files/init