diff --git a/scripts/build/binary_win32-loader b/scripts/build/binary_win32-loader
index d2eac8786..576629a60 100755
--- a/scripts/build/binary_win32-loader
+++ b/scripts/build/binary_win32-loader
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ EOF
 
 cat > binary/win32-loader.ini << EOF
 [installer]
+kernel=linux
 arch=${LB_ARCHITECTURES}
+default_desktop=gnome
 i386/linux=install/vmlinuz
 i386/initrd=install/initrd.gz
 EOF