diff --git a/shell-completion/bash/kernel-install b/shell-completion/bash/kernel-install
index 5a78528d36..f291d3e63a 100644
--- a/shell-completion/bash/kernel-install
+++ b/shell-completion/bash/kernel-install
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _kernel_install() {
                 fi
                 ;;
             3)
-                [[ "$cur" ]] || cur=/boot/vmlinuz-${COMP_WORDS[2]}
+                [[ "$cur" ]] || cur=/lib/modules/${COMP_WORDS[2]}/vmlinuz
                 comps=$(compgen -f -- "$cur")
                 compopt -o filenames
                 ;;