diff --git a/conf.d/p7.mk b/conf.d/p7.mk
index c59350b4..26a369fe 100644
--- a/conf.d/p7.mk
+++ b/conf.d/p7.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # p7 base kits
-ifeq (distro,$(IMAGE_CLASS))
 
 mixin/p7:
 	@$(call set,BRANDING,altlinux-starterkit)
 
+ifeq (distro,$(IMAGE_CLASS))
+
 ### kludge compatibility: introspection stub for ../main.mk :-/
 distro/altlinux-p7-cinnamon: distro/regular-cinnamon mixin/p7; @:
 distro/altlinux-p7-e17: distro/regular-e17 mixin/p7; @:
@@ -20,3 +21,7 @@ distro/altlinux-p7-xfce: distro/regular-xfce mixin/p7; @:
 distro/altlinux-p7-server: distro/regular-server mixin/p7; @:
 
 endif
+
+ifeq (ve,$(IMAGE_CLASS))
+ve/altlinux-p7: ve/generic mixin/p7; @:
+endif