diff --git a/features.in/kernel/config.mk b/features.in/kernel/config.mk
index bf9a3377..4d0986fc 100644
--- a/features.in/kernel/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/kernel/config.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# choose std kernel flavour for max RAM size support
+ifeq (i586,$(ARCH))
+BIGRAM := std-pae
+else
+BIGRAM := std-def
+endif
+
 use/kernel:
 	@$(call add_feature)
 	@$(call set,KFLAVOURS,std-def)
diff --git a/lib/kernel.mk b/lib/kernel.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a39bb44..00000000
--- a/lib/kernel.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-ifndef MKIMAGE_PROFILES
-$(error this makefile is designed to be included in toplevel one)
-endif
-
-# choose std kernel flavour for max RAM size support
-ifeq (i586,$(ARCH))
-BIGRAM := std-pae
-else
-BIGRAM := std-def
-endif