diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 8ca00ed..83328bb 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -754,30 +754,27 @@
 
 INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE := $(strip $(INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE) buildvariant=$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT) $(VERITY_KEYID))
 
-boot_uses_generic_kernel_image :=
-ifdef BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE
-  # building vendor boot image, dtb/base/pagesize go there
-  boot_uses_generic_kernel_image := true
-else ifeq (true,$(BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE))
-  boot_uses_generic_kernel_image := true
-endif
-
-ifeq (true,$(boot_uses_generic_kernel_image))
+# kernel cmdline/base/pagesize in boot.
+# - If using GKI, use GENERIC_KERNEL_CMDLINE. Remove kernel base and pagesize because they are
+#   device-specific.
+# - If not using GKI:
+#   - If building vendor_boot, INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE, base and pagesize goes in vendor_boot.
+#   - Otherwise, put them in boot.
+ifeq (true,$(BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE))
   ifdef GENERIC_KERNEL_CMDLINE
     INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --cmdline "$(GENERIC_KERNEL_CMDLINE)"
   endif
-else # boot_uses_generic_kernel_image != true
-ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_BASE
-  INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --base $(BOARD_KERNEL_BASE)
-endif
-ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE
-  INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --pagesize $(BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE)
-endif
-ifdef INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE
-  INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --cmdline "$(INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE)"
-endif
-endif # boot_uses_generic_kernel_image == true
-boot_uses_generic_kernel_image :=
+else ifndef BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE # && BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE != true
+  ifdef INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE
+    INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --cmdline "$(INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE)"
+  endif
+  ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_BASE
+    INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --base $(BOARD_KERNEL_BASE)
+  endif
+  ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE
+    INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --pagesize $(BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE)
+  endif
+endif # BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE == "" && BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE != true
 
 INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS := \
     --os_version $(PLATFORM_VERSION_LAST_STABLE) \
@@ -4541,11 +4538,9 @@
 ifdef INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET
 	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET) $(zip_root)/BOOT/
 endif
-ifdef INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET
+ifeq (true,$(BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE))
 	echo "$(GENERIC_KERNEL_CMDLINE)" > $(zip_root)/BOOT/cmdline
-else ifeq (true,$(BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE))
-	echo "$(GENERIC_KERNEL_CMDLINE)" > $(zip_root)/BOOT/cmdline
-else # INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET == "" && BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE != true
+else ifndef INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET # && BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE != true
 	echo "$(INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE)" > $(zip_root)/BOOT/cmdline
 ifdef INSTALLED_2NDBOOTLOADER_TARGET
 	cp $(INSTALLED_2NDBOOTLOADER_TARGET) $(zip_root)/BOOT/second