diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
index c7d4f5be9..d1fc19cee 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 net-wireless/madwifi-ng-tools
 >net-wireless/gnome-bluetooth-3
 
-<sys-kernel/genkernel-9999
+sys-kernel/genkernel
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.unmask b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.unmask
index 5f17a973c..8435569cb 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.unmask
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.unmask
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #unmasking alpha release despite gentoo-wide mask of alpha releases
 net-analyzer/ncrack
+
+=sys-kernel/genkernel-3.4.41