diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index e4c8f538e..442509623 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ CENTOS_MINOR:=5
 CENTOS_RELEASE:=$(CENTOS_MAJOR).$(CENTOS_MINOR)
 CENTOS_ARCH:=x86_64
 UBUNTU_RELEASE:=precise
+UBUNTU_INSTALLER_KERNEL_VERSION:=3.11.0-18
 
 # Rebuld packages locally (do not use upstream versions)
 # This option is depricated, because there are no upstream versions
diff --git a/mirror/ubuntu/createchroot.mk b/mirror/ubuntu/createchroot.mk
index 0d680046c..54f24d9a9 100644
--- a/mirror/ubuntu/createchroot.mk
+++ b/mirror/ubuntu/createchroot.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-
-di_initrd_img:=$(LOCAL_MIRROR_UBUNTU_OS_BASEURL)/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz
-di_kernel_modules_dir=$(shell zcat $(di_initrd_img) | cpio --list 'lib/modules/*/kernel')
-UBUNTU_INSTALLER_KERNEL_VERSION=$(strip $(patsubst lib/modules/%/kernel,%,$(di_kernel_modules_dir)))
-
 $(BUILD_DIR)/mirror/ubuntu/createchroot.done: 
 	mkdir -p $(LOCAL_MIRROR_UBUNTU_OS_BASEURL)/chroot
 	mkdir -p $(LOCAL_MIRROR_UBUNTU_OS_BASEURL)/chroot/proc
diff --git a/mirror/ubuntu/files/mkrepo.sh b/mirror/ubuntu/files/mkrepo.sh
index c594bb15f..c69509527 100644
--- a/mirror/ubuntu/files/mkrepo.sh
+++ b/mirror/ubuntu/files/mkrepo.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ fi
 
 mkdir -p /repo/download/
 
-cat >> /requirements.txt << EOF
-linux-image-${UBUNTU_INSTALLER_KERNEL_VERSION}
-linux-headers-${UBUNTU_INSTALLER_KERNEL_VERSION}
-EOF
-
 cat /requirements-deb.txt | while read pkg; do apt-get --print-uris --yes install $pkg | grep ^\' | cut -d\' -f2 >/downloads_$pkg.list; done
 cat /downloads_*.list | sort | uniq > /repo/download/download_urls.list
 rm /downloads_*.list
diff --git a/mirror/ubuntu/module.mk b/mirror/ubuntu/module.mk
index a8d5fdd9a..5bdd022b7 100644
--- a/mirror/ubuntu/module.mk
+++ b/mirror/ubuntu/module.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,3 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/mirror/ubuntu/build.done: \
 		$(BUILD_DIR)/mirror/ubuntu/boot.done \
 		$(BUILD_DIR)/mirror/ubuntu/createchroot.done
 	$(ACTION.TOUCH)
-
-
-# XXX: createchroot needs to know the d-i kernel version
-$(BUILD_DIR)/mirror/ubuntu/createchroot.done: $(BUILD_DIR)/mirror/ubuntu/boot.done
diff --git a/requirements-deb.txt b/requirements-deb.txt
index adb4db7c5..d1e7483b2 100644
--- a/requirements-deb.txt
+++ b/requirements-deb.txt
@@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ libyaml-0-2
 libzmq1
 linux-firmware
 linux-firmware-nonfree
+linux-headers-3.11.0-18
+linux-image-3.11.0-18
 linux-libc-dev
 linux-server
 lksctp-tools