diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_git.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_git.bb
index d275387c85..43fcc1aee8 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_git.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_git.bb
@@ -38,4 +38,8 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "bash"
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest = "util-linux-getopt bash"
 
+inherit update-alternatives
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "installkernel"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[installkernel] = "${sbindir}/installkernel"
+
 COMPATIBLE_HOST = '(x86_64.*|i.86.*)-(linux|freebsd.*)'