diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
index c7f43550a..859cfcb7b 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ $(TOPDIR)/tmp/ipkg.conf: FORCE
 	@echo 'src packages file:$(PACKAGE_DIR)' >> $@
 
 BUILD_PACKAGES:=$(sort $(DEFAULT_PACKAGES) $($(PROFILE)_PACKAGES) kernel)
-ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
-BUILD_PACKAGES:=$(patsubst base-files,base-files-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL),$(BUILD_PACKAGES))
-else
 BUILD_PACKAGES:=$(patsubst base-files,base-files-$(BOARD),$(BUILD_PACKAGES))
-endif
 # "-pkgname" in the package list means remove "pkgname" from the package list
 BUILD_PACKAGES:=$(filter-out $(filter -%,$(BUILD_PACKAGES)) $(patsubst -%,%,$(filter -%,$(BUILD_PACKAGES))),$(BUILD_PACKAGES))