diff --git a/target/linux/ps3/Makefile b/target/linux/ps3/Makefile
index 9595973342..33288d258f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ps3/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ps3/Makefile
@@ -9,25 +9,29 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 ARCH:=powerpc
 BOARD:=ps3
 BOARDNAME:=Sony PS3 Game Console
+MAINTAINER:=Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am.sony.com>
 SUBTARGETS=petitboot
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.28.2
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.28.7
 
 KERNEL_CC:=
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 
 define Target/Description
-	Build bootloader images for the Sony PS3 Game Console
+	Build for the Sony PS3 Game Console
+
+	The OpenWRT build will create both a 1st stage PS3-Linux image
+	suitable for programming into the PS3 flash memory, and a 2nd
+	stage PS3-Linux image suitable for loading via bootloaders or
+	the kexec utility.
+
+	Enable the Petitboot package to build a PS3 bootloader.
 endef
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ps3_petitboot),y)
+define Kernel/Patch
 # no patches required
-# provide facility for specific patches
-PATCH_DIR=patches-petitboot
-define Kernel/Prepare
-	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE) | $(TAR) -C $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS)
-	$(call PatchDir,$(PATCH_DIR),)
 endef
 endif