diff --git a/config/Config-images.in b/config/Config-images.in
index bdd24ef6178..6610601d551 100644
--- a/config/Config-images.in
+++ b/config/Config-images.in
@@ -197,14 +197,12 @@ menu "Target Images"
 	config GRUB_CONSOLE
 		bool "Use Console Terminal (in addition to Serial)"
 		depends on GRUB_IMAGES
-		default n if (TARGET_x86_generic_Soekris45xx || TARGET_x86_generic_Soekris48xx || TARGET_x86_net5501 || TARGET_x86_geos || TARGET_x86_alix2)
 		default y
 
 	config GRUB_SERIAL
 		string "Serial port device"
 		depends on GRUB_IMAGES
-		default "hvc0" if TARGET_x86_xen_domu
-		default "ttyS0" if ! TARGET_x86_xen_domu
+		default "ttyS0"
 
 	config GRUB_BAUDRATE
 		int "Serial port baud rate"
@@ -220,7 +218,6 @@ menu "Target Images"
 	config GRUB_BOOTOPTS
 		string "Extra kernel boot options"
 		depends on GRUB_IMAGES
-		default "xencons=hvc" if TARGET_x86_xen_domu
 		help
 		  If you don't know, just leave it blank.
 
@@ -241,14 +238,14 @@ menu "Target Images"
 
 	config VDI_IMAGES
 		bool "Build VirtualBox image files (VDI)"
-		depends on TARGET_x86 || TARGET_x86_64
+		depends on TARGET_x86
 		select GRUB_IMAGES
 		select TARGET_IMAGES_PAD
 		select PACKAGE_kmod-e1000
 
 	config VMDK_IMAGES
 		bool "Build VMware image files (VMDK)"
-		depends on TARGET_x86 || TARGET_x86_64
+		depends on TARGET_x86
 		select GRUB_IMAGES
 		select TARGET_IMAGES_PAD
 		select PACKAGE_kmod-e1000
diff --git a/package/boot/grub2/Makefile b/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
index e4c19cd00ff..d6af65128e5 100644
--- a/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ define Package/grub2
   SECTION:=boot
   TITLE:=GRand Unified Bootloader
   URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
-  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86||TARGET_x86_64
+  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86
 endef
 
 define Package/grub2-editenv
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define Package/grub2-editenv
   SUBMENU:=Boot Loaders
   TITLE:=Grub2 Environment editor
   URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
-  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86||TARGET_x86_64
+  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86
 endef
 
 define Package/grub2-editenv/description
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
index dbf8a8594b4..d799a0ba034 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ GRUB_TERMINALS =
 GRUB_SERIAL_CONFIG =
 GRUB_TERMINAL_CONFIG =
 GRUB_CONSOLE_CMDLINE =
-GRUB_ROOT = hd0,msdos1
 
 USE_ATKBD = generic 64
 
@@ -48,10 +47,6 @@ ROOTPART:=$(if $(ROOTPART),$(ROOTPART),PARTUUID=$(SIGNATURE)-02)
 GRUB_TIMEOUT:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_GRUB_TIMEOUT))
 GRUB_TITLE:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_GRUB_TITLE))
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_x86_xen_domu),)
-  GRUB_ROOT = xen/xvda,msdos1
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_GRUB_IMAGES),)
 
   BOOTOPTS:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_GRUB_BOOTOPTS))
@@ -82,7 +77,6 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_GRUB_IMAGES),)
 		-e 's#@TERMINAL_CONFIG@#$(strip $(GRUB_TERMINAL_CONFIG))#g' \
 		-e 's#@CMDLINE@#$(strip $(call Image/cmdline/$(1)) $(BOOTOPTS) $(GRUB_CONSOLE_CMDLINE))#g' \
 		-e 's#@TIMEOUT@#$(GRUB_TIMEOUT)#g' \
-		-e 's#@ROOT@#$(GRUB_ROOT)#g' \
 		-e 's#@TITLE@#$(GRUB_TITLE)#g' \
 		./grub.cfg > $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/grub.cfg
 	-$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/boot/. $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/
@@ -135,8 +129,6 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_VDI_IMAGES),)
 	qemu-img convert -f raw -O vdi \
 		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-combined-$(1).img \
 		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-combined-$(1).vdi
-	# XXX: VBoxManage insists on setting perms to 0600
-	chmod 0644 $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-combined-$(1).vdi
   endef
 endif
 
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/grub.cfg b/target/linux/x86/image/grub.cfg
index dedfa0a6367..76a98855447 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/grub.cfg
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/grub.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 set default="0"
 set timeout="@TIMEOUT@"
-set root='(@ROOT@)'
+set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
 
 menuentry "@TITLE@" {
 	linux /boot/vmlinuz @CMDLINE@ noinitrd