diff --git a/openwrtbuilder b/openwrtbuilder
index 00ace17..46b35eb 100755
--- a/openwrtbuilder
+++ b/openwrtbuilder
@@ -633,13 +633,13 @@ from_source() {
   done
 
   # Serial make prep is more reliable
-  execute make "${make_opts[@]}" "-j1" defconfig
+  execute make "${make_opts[@]}" "-j1" oldconfig
 
-  # Re-apply custom config options after defconfig
-  for config in "${config_opts[@]}"; do
-    debug "Re-applying $config to $seed_file"
-    echo "$config" >> "$seed_file"
-  done
+  # # Re-apply custom config options after defconfig
+  # for config in "${config_opts[@]}"; do
+  #   debug "Re-applying $config to $seed_file"
+  #   echo "$config" >> "$seed_file"
+  # done
 
   # execute make "${make_opts[@]}" "-j1" oldconfig