2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/install/NEWS b/perl-install/install/NEWS
index ed77d7d5a..357bee735 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/install/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- fallback to kernel-desktop
 - fix summary in text mode (#32858)
 - fix loading linux software raid (mdadm) kernel modules
   (after rename raid5&raid6 -> raid456)
diff --git a/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm b/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
index 9b3d086a7..262fb790a 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ sub bestKernelPackage {
       detect_devices::is_i586() ? '-desktop586' :
       detect_devices::isLaptop() ? '-laptop' :
       detect_devices::dmi_detect_memory() > 3.8 * 1024 ? '-server' :
-      '';
+      '-desktop';
 
     my @kernels = grep { $_ } map { packageByName($packages, "kernel$_-latest") } @preferred_exts, '';