diff --git a/meta/packages/linux/linux-nokia770_2.6.12.3-osso14.bb b/meta/packages/linux/linux-nokia770_2.6.12.3-osso14.bb
index 5b8bc9b168..ff2f1a05b1 100644
--- a/meta/packages/linux/linux-nokia770_2.6.12.3-osso14.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/linux/linux-nokia770_2.6.12.3-osso14.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ SRC_URI = "http://ewi546.ewi.utwente.nl/OE/source/kernel-source-2.6.12.3_2.6.12.
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/linux-2.6"
 
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "vmlinux"
 KERNEL_OUTPUT = "arch/${ARCH}/boot/compressed/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
 
 inherit kernel
diff --git a/meta/packages/linux/linux-nokia770_2.6.16-osso15.bb b/meta/packages/linux/linux-nokia770_2.6.16-osso15.bb
index cb7ea51d74..85312b4b8c 100644
--- a/meta/packages/linux/linux-nokia770_2.6.16-osso15.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/linux/linux-nokia770_2.6.16-osso15.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ SRC_URI = "http://repository.maemo.org/pool/mistral/non-free/source/k/kernel-sou
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/kernel-source-2.6.16-2.6.16.rel"
 
-#KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "vmlinux"
 KERNEL_OUTPUT = "arch/${ARCH}/boot/compressed/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
 
 inherit kernel