diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 18baa46a47..3f08f0e8cb 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -650,6 +650,9 @@ INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS := \
 ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE
   INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS += --cmdline "$(BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE)"
 endif
+ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_BASE
+  INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS += --base $(BOARD_KERNEL_BASE)
+endif
 
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