diff --git a/package/boot/kexec-tools/Config.in b/package/boot/kexec-tools/Config.in
index 6c7558f30a..03bc6ee804 100644
--- a/package/boot/kexec-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/boot/kexec-tools/Config.in
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 menu "Configuration"
 	depends on PACKAGE_kexec-tools
 
-config KEXEC_TOOLS_TARGET_NAME
-	string
-	prompt "Target name for kexec kernel"
-	default EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH_NAME	if powerpc64
-	default ARCH
-	help
-	  Defines the target type of the kernels that kexec deals
-	  with. This should be the target specification of
-	  the kernel you're booting.
-
 config KEXEC_TOOLS_kdump
 	bool
 	prompt "kdump support"
diff --git a/package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile b/package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile
index 5df8817bcc..ecd2a6ea11 100644
--- a/package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ define Package/kexec-tools/config
 	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
 endef
 
-KEXEC_TARGET_NAME:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_KEXEC_TOOLS_TARGET_NAME))-linux-$(TARGET_SUFFIX)
+KEXEC_TARGET_NAME:=$(ARCH)-linux-$(TARGET_SUFFIX)
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS = \
 		--target=$(KEXEC_TARGET_NAME) \