diff --git a/.ci/lib/apkbuild_linting.py b/.ci/lib/apkbuild_linting.py
index 8d5e3eb04..f885ca67f 100755
--- a/.ci/lib/apkbuild_linting.py
+++ b/.ci/lib/apkbuild_linting.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ custom_valid_options = [
     "pmb:cross-native",
     "pmb:cross-native2",
     "pmb:drm",
+    "pmb:generic-kernel",
     "pmb:gpu-accel",  # deprecated
     "pmb:strict",
     "pmb:systemd",