diff --git a/release/arm/CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD.conf b/release/arm/CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD.conf
index 04c1a5573e0c..89db9331dc7d 100644
--- a/release/arm/CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD.conf
+++ b/release/arm/CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EMBEDDEDPORTS="sysutils/u-boot-cubox-hummingboard"
 FAT_SIZE="50m -b 16384"
 FAT_TYPE="16"
 IMAGE_SIZE="3072M"
-KERNEL="IMX6"
+KERNEL="GENERIC"
 MD_ARGS="-x 63 -y 255"
 NODOC=1
 PART_SCHEME="MBR"
diff --git a/release/arm/WANDBOARD.conf b/release/arm/WANDBOARD.conf
index 9d6e04ea8dfc..e968ef9736e0 100644
--- a/release/arm/WANDBOARD.conf
+++ b/release/arm/WANDBOARD.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EMBEDDEDPORTS="sysutils/u-boot-wandboard"
 FAT_SIZE="50m -b 16384"
 FAT_TYPE="16"
 IMAGE_SIZE="3072M"
-KERNEL="IMX6"
+KERNEL="GENERIC"
 MD_ARGS="-x 63 -y 255"
 NODOC=1
 PART_SCHEME="MBR"