diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
index a2c8e26f62c..ea640173c6d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ with lib;
       ++ (if pkgs.stdenv.system == "aarch64-linux"
           then []
           else [ pkgs.grub2 pkgs.syslinux ]);
-    system.boot.loader.kernelFile = pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.platform.kernelTarget;
 
     fileSystems."/" =
       { fsType = "tmpfs";