diff --git a/meta-intel b/meta-intel
index c811c0b338..7bf03f7612 160000
--- a/meta-intel
+++ b/meta-intel
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c811c0b33862a2f911fe2afdd2054958b1f28e40
+Subproject commit 7bf03f7612834142355189c46ccdb4b309acc58a
diff --git a/meta-refkit-core/files/gnupg/random_seed b/meta-refkit-core/files/gnupg/random_seed
index b24c993f90..9675dc3508 100644
Binary files a/meta-refkit-core/files/gnupg/random_seed and b/meta-refkit-core/files/gnupg/random_seed differ
diff --git a/meta-refkit/conf/distro/refkit.conf b/meta-refkit/conf/distro/refkit.conf
index 6ab98147db..3a40b749d8 100644
--- a/meta-refkit/conf/distro/refkit.conf
+++ b/meta-refkit/conf/distro/refkit.conf
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ require conf/distro/include/enable-refkit-config.inc
 # Long-term this should be fixed in OE-core (YOCTO #11552)
 DEPENDS_remove_pn-wic-tools = "${@ 'syslinux grub-efi' if oe.types.boolean(d.getVar('REFKIT_USE_DSK_IMAGES') or '0') else '' }"
 
-# set required kernel subtype options
+# set preferred version of linux-intel kernel (and optionally machine subtype)
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-intel = "4.14%"
 #INTEL_MACHINE_SUBTYPE = "broxton-m"
-#PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_intel-corei7-64 ?= "4.4%"
 
 QEMU_TARGETS ?= "arm i386 x86_64"