diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a7af04f..8bca4ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 # still be overridden on the command line, therefore the file is re-created
 # every time make is run.
 
-BR2_EXTERNAL_FILE = $(BASE_DIR)/.br-external.mk
+BR2_EXTERNAL_FILE = $(BASE_DIR)/.br2-external.mk
 -include $(BR2_EXTERNAL_FILE)
 $(shell support/scripts/br2-external \
 	-m -o '$(BR2_EXTERNAL_FILE)' $(BR2_EXTERNAL))