diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index 77c5ecf600..62a8e99e2d 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ else
   LINUX_KERNEL:=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/vmlinux
 
   LINUX_SOURCE:=linux-$(LINUX_VERSION).tar.xz
-  TESTING:=$(if $(findstring -rc,$(LINUX_VERSION)),/testing,)
   ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TREE))$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_KERNEL_GIT_CLONE_URI)),)
-      LINUX_SITE:=@KERNEL/linux/kernel/v$(word 1,$(subst ., ,$(KERNEL_BASE))).x$(TESTING)
+      LINUX_SITE:=@KERNEL/linux/kernel/v$(word 1,$(subst ., ,$(KERNEL_BASE))).x
   else
       LINUX_UNAME_VERSION:=$(strip $(shell cat $(LINUX_DIR)/include/config/kernel.release 2>/dev/null))
   endif