diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/include/digi-defaults.inc b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/include/digi-defaults.inc
index 2771e7a41..5b4b6c842 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/include/digi-defaults.inc
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/include/digi-defaults.inc
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_linux-libc-headers ?= "linux-libc-headers-dey"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot ?= "u-boot-dey"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot-dey ?= "2009.08"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-dey"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-dey = "2.6.35.14"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-dey ?= "2.6.35.14"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers-dey ?= "${PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-dey}"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-xorg"
-
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libx11 ?= "${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'x11', 'libx11', '', d)}"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_jpeg-native ?= "jpeg-native"