diff --git a/make/target-rootfs.mk b/make/target-rootfs.mk
index e2f9c613..3ced70b1 100644
--- a/make/target-rootfs.mk
+++ b/make/target-rootfs.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/.version: | $(TARGET_DIR)
 ifeq ($(BOXTYPE), $(filter $(BOXTYPE), armbox mipsbox))
 	echo "imagedir=$(IMAGE_SUBDIR)"						>> $(@)
 endif
+	ln -sf /.version  $(TARGET_prefix)/.version
 
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