diff --git a/layers/meta-balena-allwinner/conf/machine/bananapi-m1-plus.conf b/layers/meta-balena-allwinner/conf/machine/bananapi-m1-plus.conf
index c6d3f02..70aa299 100644
--- a/layers/meta-balena-allwinner/conf/machine/bananapi-m1-plus.conf
+++ b/layers/meta-balena-allwinner/conf/machine/bananapi-m1-plus.conf
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ include conf/machine/bananapi.conf
 
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "sun7i-a20-bananapi-m1-plus.dtb"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "bananapi_m1_plus_config"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-mainline = "4.17.3"