diff --git a/board/asus/tinker-s/extlinux.conf b/board/asus/tinker-s/extlinux.conf
index 5a2d05b811..61ebe50c71 100644
--- a/board/asus/tinker-s/extlinux.conf
+++ b/board/asus/tinker-s/extlinux.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 label Tinker linux
-  kernel /boot/uImage
+  kernel /boot/zImage
   devicetree /boot/rk3288-tinker-s.dtb
   append console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=179:1 rootwait
diff --git a/configs/asus_tinker-s_rk3288_defconfig b/configs/asus_tinker-s_rk3288_defconfig
index 7082869881..00b42990f8 100644
--- a/configs/asus_tinker-s_rk3288_defconfig
+++ b/configs/asus_tinker-s_rk3288_defconfig
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.1.65"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="multi_v7"
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR="0x02000000"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="rk3288-tinker-s"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y