diff --git a/mkosi.presets/20-final/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse.conf b/mkosi.presets/20-final/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse.conf
index f948dd6a37..54b79e06d1 100644
--- a/mkosi.presets/20-final/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse.conf
+++ b/mkosi.presets/20-final/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Packages=
         dbus-broker
         f2fs-tools
         glibc-locale-base
-        kernel-default
+        kernel-kvmsmall
         libcap-ng-utils
         openssh-server
         python3