diff --git a/layers/meta-balena-allwinner/conf/machine/orangepi-plus2.conf b/layers/meta-balena-allwinner/conf/machine/orangepi-plus2.conf
index f4d6eff..28ac067 100644
--- a/layers/meta-balena-allwinner/conf/machine/orangepi-plus2.conf
+++ b/layers/meta-balena-allwinner/conf/machine/orangepi-plus2.conf
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ require conf/machine/include/sun8i.inc
 
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "sun8i-h3-orangepi-plus.dtb"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "orangepi_plus_defconfig"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-mainline = "4.17.3"