diff --git a/buildconfigs/mk.linux-2.6-xen b/buildconfigs/mk.linux-2.6-xen
index 46ebbc7eab..d784d175e0 100644
--- a/buildconfigs/mk.linux-2.6-xen
+++ b/buildconfigs/mk.linux-2.6-xen
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 LINUX_SERIES = 2.6
 LINUX_VER    = 2.6.16
-LINUX_SRCS = linux-2.6.16.tar.bz2
 
 EXTRAVERSION ?= xen