diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 01058ba871..2ef88dbb74 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ define ImageConfigOptions
 	echo 'pi_netmask=$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_NETMASK),$(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_NETMASK),"255.255.255.0")' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
 	echo 'pi_broadcast=$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_BROADCAST),$(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_BROADCAST),"192.168.1.255")' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
 	echo 'pi_preinit_net_messages="$(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_SHOW_NETMSG)"' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
-	echo 'pi_preinit_no_failsafe_netmsg="$(CONFIG_TARGET_SUPPRESS_FAILSAFE_NETMSG)"' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
+	echo 'pi_preinit_no_failsafe_netmsg="$(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_SUPPRESS_FAILSAFE_NETMSG)"' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
 endef
 endif