diff --git a/meta/conf/image-fitimage.conf b/meta/conf/image-fitimage.conf
index 9be7e45238..090ee148f4 100644
--- a/meta/conf/image-fitimage.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/image-fitimage.conf
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ FIT_CONF_PREFIX[doc] = "Prefix to use for FIT configuration node name"
 
 FIT_SUPPORTED_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES ?= "cpio.lz4 cpio.lzo cpio.lzma cpio.xz cpio.zst cpio.gz ext2.gz cpio"
 
+# Allow user to support special use cases where the kernel binary is
+# not included in the FIT image itself.
+# This is particularly useful for UKI-based setups, where the kernel
+# and initramfs are bundled into a Unified Kernel Image (UKI), and
+# DTBs are provided separately in a FIT image.
+FIT_LINUX_BIN ?= "linux.bin"
+
 # Allow user to select the default DTB for FIT image when multiple dtb's exists.
 FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB ?= ""