diff --git a/BoardConfig-common.mk b/BoardConfig-common.mk
index 636a46d6..ae34f85e 100644
--- a/BoardConfig-common.mk
+++ b/BoardConfig-common.mk
@@ -53,8 +53,17 @@ BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE += stack_depot_disable=off page_pinner=on
 BOARD_BOOTCONFIG += androidboot.boot_devices=14700000.ufs
 
 TARGET_NO_BOOTLOADER := true
-TARGET_NO_KERNEL := false
 TARGET_NO_RADIOIMAGE := true
+ifneq (,$(filter userdebug eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT)))
+BOARD_PREBUILT_BOOTIMAGE := $(wildcard $(TARGET_KERNEL_DIR)/boot.img)
+else
+BOARD_PREBUILT_BOOTIMAGE := $(wildcard $(TARGET_KERNEL_DIR)/boot-user.img)
+endif
+ifneq (,$(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