diff --git a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-ostree.conf b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-ostree.conf
index 44129b2..fd77e98 100644
--- a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-ostree.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-ostree.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " sota"
 OSTREE_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES = "ext4.gz.u-boot"
 OSTREE_COMMIT_SUBJECT = "${IMAGE_BASENAME};${EXTERNALSRC_GIT_SRCREV}"
 
-KERNEL_CLASSES_append = "kernel-fitimage"
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPES_sota = "fitImage"
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_sota = "fitImage"
 OSTREE_KERNEL = "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}-${MACHINE}-${MACHINE}"
diff --git a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
index b2b3604..38751c0 100644
--- a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux.conf
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ OSTREE_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES = "ext4.gz.u-boot"
 INHERIT += "externalgitsrc"
 INHERIT += "image-buildinfo"
 
+KERNEL_CLASSES_append = " kernel-fitimage"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-netmodule"
 KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD += "cryptodev"