diff --git a/kernel/kernel_config-4.4.x-aarch64 b/kernel/kernel_config-4.4.x-aarch64
index 3c8bd7df1..5a016f7a5 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel_config-4.4.x-aarch64
+++ b/kernel/kernel_config-4.4.x-aarch64
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ CONFIG_BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ENV_ARG_LIMIT=32
 CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE=""
 # CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST is not set
-CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
-CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y
+CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-linuxkit"
+# CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="(none)"
 CONFIG_SWAP=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
diff --git a/kernel/kernel_config-4.9.x-aarch64 b/kernel/kernel_config-4.9.x-aarch64
index 004c39832..ef575e73b 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel_config-4.9.x-aarch64
+++ b/kernel/kernel_config-4.9.x-aarch64
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ CONFIG_BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ENV_ARG_LIMIT=32
 CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE=""
 # CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST is not set
-CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""
-CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y
+CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-linuxkit"
+# CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="(none)"
 CONFIG_SWAP=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y