diff --git a/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass b/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
index ea07e23828..9f35c79823 100644
--- a/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ python build_syslinux_cfg () {
 			if initrd:
 				cfgfile.write('initrd=initrd ')
 
+			cfgfile.write('LABEL=%s '% (label))
+
 			cfgfile.write('%s\n' % (append))
 
 	cfgfile.close()