diff --git a/root/etc/sysconfig/kernel b/root/etc/sysconfig/kernel
index 8da1970..50c22c1 100644
--- a/root/etc/sysconfig/kernel
+++ b/root/etc/sysconfig/kernel
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 UPDATEDEFAULT=yes
 
 # DEFAULTKERNEL specifies the default kernel package type
-DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel-core
+DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel-16k-core