diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 49315e5e2b..ffa4bb5ef6 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ DTS_DIR:=$(LINUX_DIR)/arch/$(LINUX_KARCH)/boot/dts
 
 sanitize = $(call tolower,$(subst _,-,$(subst $(space),-,$(1))))
 
-DIST_SANITIZED:=$(call sanitize,$(VERSION_DIST))
+VERSION_DIST_SANITIZED:=$(call sanitize,$(VERSION_DIST))
 EXTRA_NAME_SANITIZED=$(call sanitize,$(EXTRA_IMAGE_NAME))
 
-IMG_PREFIX:=$(DIST_SANITIZED)-$(if $(CONFIG_VERSION_FILENAMES),$(VERSION_NUMBER)-)$(if $(EXTRA_NAME_SANITIZED),$(EXTRA_NAME_SANITIZED)-)$(BOARD)$(if $(SUBTARGET),-$(SUBTARGET))
+IMG_PREFIX:=$(VERSION_DIST_SANITIZED)-$(if $(CONFIG_VERSION_FILENAMES),$(VERSION_NUMBER)-)$(if $(EXTRA_NAME_SANITIZED),$(EXTRA_NAME_SANITIZED)-)$(BOARD)$(if $(SUBTARGET),-$(SUBTARGET))
 
 MKFS_DEVTABLE_OPT := -D $(INCLUDE_DIR)/device_table.txt