diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 9d564ce385..144d9e8b9f 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
     $(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
     $(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
-INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,vendor-boot)/vendor-ramdisk.cpio.gz
+INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,vendor-boot)/vendor-ramdisk.cpio$(RAMDISK_EXT)
 $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FILES) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_DEPS)
 	$(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND) > $@