diff --git a/scripts/build/kernel/linux.sh b/scripts/build/kernel/linux.sh
index 3a2c95fe..7e5fdf9b 100644
--- a/scripts/build/kernel/linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/kernel/linux.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ do_kernel_custom() {
             *.tgz)      tar_opt=--gzip;;
             *.tar.gz)   tar_opt=--gzip;;
             *.tar.bz2)  tar_opt=--bzip2;;
-            *.tar.lzma) tar_opt=--lzma;;
         esac
         CT_DoExecLog ALL tar x ${tar_opt} -vf ${CT_KERNEL_LINUX_CUSTOM_PATH}
     else