diff --git a/mainboard/pcengines/alix2c3/defconfig b/mainboard/pcengines/alix2c3/defconfig
index 32144bb0f8..38f63d4c19 100644
--- a/mainboard/pcengines/alix2c3/defconfig
+++ b/mainboard/pcengines/alix2c3/defconfig
@@ -90,7 +90,5 @@ CONFIG_NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_I440BXEMULATION_RAMSIZE=32
 # Payload
 #
 # CONFIG_PAYLOAD_ELF_LOADER is not set
-CONFIG_PAYLOAD_ELF=y
-# CONFIG_PAYLOAD_NONE is not set
-CONFIG_PAYLOAD_FILE="../payload.elf"
-# CONFIG_ZERO_AFTER_PAYLOAD is not set
+# CONFIG_PAYLOAD_ELF is not set
+CONFIG_PAYLOAD_NONE=y