diff --git a/config/sources/cubox.conf b/config/sources/cubox.conf
index 357623f218..eba55be9de 100644
--- a/config/sources/cubox.conf
+++ b/config/sources/cubox.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 	next)
 	KERNELSOURCE=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE
-	KERNELBRANCH=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH
+	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 	KERNELDIR=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR
 	BOOTPATCHDIR='u-boot-cubox-next'
 	;;
diff --git a/config/sources/meson64.conf b/config/sources/meson64.conf
index a5339de858..b3efd4980a 100644
--- a/config/sources/meson64.conf
+++ b/config/sources/meson64.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 	next)
 	KERNELSOURCE=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE
-	KERNELBRANCH=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH
+	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 	KERNELDIR=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR
 	KERNEL_USE_GCC='> 7.0'
    	;;
diff --git a/config/sources/mvebu.conf b/config/sources/mvebu.conf
index c029cdfc8d..51cfb3e051 100644
--- a/config/sources/mvebu.conf
+++ b/config/sources/mvebu.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 	next)
 	KERNELSOURCE=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE
-	KERNELBRANCH=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH
+	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 	KERNELDIR=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR
 
 	KERNEL_USE_GCC='> 7.0'
diff --git a/config/sources/mvebu64.conf b/config/sources/mvebu64.conf
index 28ab71b888..45cdf14de7 100644
--- a/config/sources/mvebu64.conf
+++ b/config/sources/mvebu64.conf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 	next)
 	KERNELSOURCE=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE
-	KERNELBRANCH=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH
+	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 	KERNELDIR=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR
 
 	KERNEL_USE_GCC='> 7.0'
diff --git a/config/sources/odroidc2.conf b/config/sources/odroidc2.conf
index c2cdcb7d94..ecbd541f0d 100644
--- a/config/sources/odroidc2.conf
+++ b/config/sources/odroidc2.conf
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 	UBOOT_USE_GCC='> 7.0'
 
 	KERNELSOURCE=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE
-	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.12.y'
-	KERNELBRANCH=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH
+	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 	KERNELDIR=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR
 
 	KERNEL_USE_GCC='> 7.0'
diff --git a/config/sources/rockchip.conf b/config/sources/rockchip.conf
index cc76f79028..cb5b62a1fe 100644
--- a/config/sources/rockchip.conf
+++ b/config/sources/rockchip.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 	next)
 	KERNELSOURCE=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE
-	KERNELBRANCH=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH
+	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 	KERNELDIR=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR
 	;;
 
diff --git a/config/sources/sunxi64_common.inc b/config/sources/sunxi64_common.inc
index 5e61017322..2c3aa69975 100644
--- a/config/sources/sunxi64_common.inc
+++ b/config/sources/sunxi64_common.inc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 	BOOTSCRIPT='boot-sun50i-next.cmd:boot.cmd'
 
 	KERNELSOURCE=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE
-	KERNELBRANCH=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH
+	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 	KERNELDIR=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR
 	KERNEL_USE_GCC='> 7.0'
 	KERNELPATCHDIR='sunxi-next'
diff --git a/config/sources/sunxi_common.inc b/config/sources/sunxi_common.inc
index 84ba6daf0f..18b777bb23 100644
--- a/config/sources/sunxi_common.inc
+++ b/config/sources/sunxi_common.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 	next)
 	KERNELSOURCE=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE
-	KERNELBRANCH=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH
+	KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 	KERNELDIR=$MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR
 
 	GOVERNOR=ondemand
diff --git a/lib/configuration.sh b/lib/configuration.sh
index 522e1b8a01..affd394174 100644
--- a/lib/configuration.sh
+++ b/lib/configuration.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ if [[ $USE_MAINLINE_GOOGLE_MIRROR == yes ]]; then
 else
 	MAINLINE_KERNEL_SOURCE='git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git'
 fi
-
-MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH='branch:linux-4.13.y'
 MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR='linux-mainline'
 
 if [[ $USE_GITHUB_UBOOT_MIRROR == yes ]]; then