diff --git a/root/etc/sysconfig/kernel b/root/etc/sysconfig/kernel
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# UPDATEDEFAULT specifies if kernel-install should make
+# new kernels the default
+UPDATEDEFAULT=yes
+
+# DEFAULTKERNEL specifies the default kernel package type
+DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel-core