diff --git a/calamares/modules/initcpio-linux.conf b/calamares/modules/initcpio-linux.conf
index ae9295f..04f48f9 100644
--- a/calamares/modules/initcpio-linux.conf
+++ b/calamares/modules/initcpio-linux.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # kernels.  Otherwise it is called with a single preset with the value
 # contained in kernel.
 #
-kernel: linux-zen
+kernel: linux
 
 # Set this to true to turn off mitigations for lax file
 # permissions on initramfs (which, in turn, can compromise