diff --git a/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc b/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
index 245cc9f..b0e12c6 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ XSERVER = "xserver-xorg \
            xf86-input-keyboard"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-sunxi ?= "3.4.%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers = "3.4.61"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"