diff --git a/include/kernel-defaults.mk b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
index 46f7e00046..36f9174c91 100644
--- a/include/kernel-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring rdc,$(BOARD)))
   KERNELNAME="bzImage"
 endif
-ifneq (,$(findstring ppc,$(BOARD)))
-  KERNELNAME="uImage"
-endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring avr32,$(BOARD)))
   KERNELNAME="uImage"
 endif