diff --git a/bin/ramdisk-image-create b/bin/ramdisk-image-create
index 4ded447c..a806b904 100755
--- a/bin/ramdisk-image-create
+++ b/bin/ramdisk-image-create
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ while true ; do
         *) echo "Internal error!" ; exit 1 ;;
     esac
 done
-for arg do RAMDISK_ELEMENT="$RAMDISK_ELEMENT $arg" ; done
+for arg do IMAGE_ELEMENT="$IMAGE_ELEMENT $arg" ; done
 
 source $_LIB/ramdisk-defaults
 source $_LIB/common-functions
 source $_LIB/ramdisk-functions
 
-RAMDISK_ELEMENT=$($SCRIPT_HOME/element-info --expand-dependencies $RAMDISK_ELEMENT)
+IMAGE_ELEMENT=$($SCRIPT_HOME/element-info --expand-dependencies $IMAGE_ELEMENT)
 
-echo "Building element(s): ${RAMDISK_ELEMENT}"
+echo "Building element(s): ${IMAGE_ELEMENT}"
 
 echo "Discovering binary dependencies"
 ensure_binaries
diff --git a/lib/common-functions b/lib/common-functions
index 31234892..7cf6df02 100644
--- a/lib/common-functions
+++ b/lib/common-functions
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function save_image () {
 
 function generate_hooks () {
   mkdir -p $TMP_HOOKS_PATH
-  for _ELEMENT in $IMAGE_ELEMENT $RAMDISK_ELEMENT ; do
+  for _ELEMENT in $IMAGE_ELEMENT ; do
     for dir in $(echo $ELEMENTS_PATH | tr ":" " ") ; do
        [ -d $dir/$_ELEMENT ] || continue
       cp -t $TMP_HOOKS_PATH -a $dir/$_ELEMENT/* ;
diff --git a/lib/ramdisk-functions b/lib/ramdisk-functions
index 67225cb1..a2ff9c1a 100644
--- a/lib/ramdisk-functions
+++ b/lib/ramdisk-functions
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function cleanup () {
 
 function ensure_binaries() {
   BINARY_DEPS="${BUSYBOX}"
-  for _FLVR in ${RAMDISK_ELEMENT} ; do
+  for _FLVR in ${IMAGE_ELEMENT} ; do
     for dir in $(echo $ELEMENTS_PATH | tr ":" " ") ; do
       [ -d $dir/$_FLVR ] || continue
       _FILE="${dir}/${_FLVR}/binary-deps"
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function populate_init () {
   done
 
   # Append /init with any element fragments that are present
-  for _FLVR in ${RAMDISK_ELEMENT} ; do
+  for _FLVR in ${IMAGE_ELEMENT} ; do
     for dir in $(echo $ELEMENTS_PATH | tr ":" " ") ; do
       [ -d $dir/$_FLVR ] || continue
       _FILE="${dir}/${_FLVR}/init"
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ function finalise_image () {
 function populate_udev () {
   echo "Installing udev rules"
 
-  for _FLVR in ${RAMDISK_ELEMENT} ; do
+  for _FLVR in ${IMAGE_ELEMENT} ; do
     for dir in $(echo $ELEMENTS_PATH | tr ":" " ") ; do
       [ -d $dir/$_FLVR ] || continue
       _DIR="${dir}/${_FLVR}/udev"