diff --git a/BoardConfig-common.mk b/BoardConfig-common.mk
index 992f6d0d..f1edf564 100644
--- a/BoardConfig-common.mk
+++ b/BoardConfig-common.mk
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ BOARD_BOOTCONFIG += androidboot.boot_devices=14700000.ufs
 TARGET_NO_BOOTLOADER := true
 TARGET_NO_RADIOIMAGE := true
 BOARD_PREBUILT_BOOTIMAGE := $(wildcard $(TARGET_KERNEL_DIR)/boot.img)
-ifneq (,$(BOARD_PREBUILT_BOOTIMAGE))
 TARGET_NO_KERNEL := true
-else
-TARGET_NO_KERNEL := false
-endif
 BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE := true
 BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT := true
 BOARD_MOVE_GSI_AVB_KEYS_TO_VENDOR_BOOT := true