--- trunk/grubby/new-kernel-pkg	2016/06/29 14:41:26	2963
+++ trunk/grubby/new-kernel-pkg	2016/06/29 14:45:50	2964
@@ -907,11 +907,13 @@
 fi
 
 # set this as the default if we have the package and it matches
-if [[ ${mode} = --install ]] && [[ ${UPDATEDEFAULT} = yes ]] && [[ -n ${package} ]] &&
-	[[ -n ${DEFAULTKERNEL} ]] && [[ ${package} = ${DEFAULTKERNEL} ]]
+if [[ ${mode} = --install ]] && [[ ${UPDATEDEFAULT} = yes ]] && [[ -n ${package} ]] && [[ -n ${DEFAULTKERNEL} ]]
 then
-	makedefault="--make-default"
-	[[ -n ${verbose} ]] && echo "making it the default based on config"
+	if [[ ${package} = ${DEFAULTKERNEL} ]] || [[ ${package}-core = ${DEFAULTKERNEL} ]]
+	then
+		makedefault="--make-default"
+		[[ -n ${verbose} ]] && echo "making it the default based on config"
+	fi
 fi
 
 if [[ ${moddep} = make ]]