diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index ec307b21fd69..f31bfa4c1f8b 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -795,9 +795,11 @@ kernel_build(
         "arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sm8650-hdk.dtb",
         "arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sm8650-qrd.dtb",
     ],
+    arch = "arm64",
     # Enable mixed build.
     base_kernel = ":kernel_aarch64",
     build_config = "build.config.db845c",
+    defconfig = "arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig",
     make_goals = [
         "modules",
         "qcom/qrb5165-rb5.dtb",
@@ -811,6 +813,7 @@ kernel_build(
     ],
     makefile = ":Makefile",
     module_outs = _DB845C_MODULE_OUTS + _DB845C_WATCHDOG_MODULE_OUTS,
+    pre_defconfig_fragments = ["arch/arm64/configs/db845c_gki.fragment"],
     strip_modules = True,
 )
 
@@ -827,9 +830,11 @@ kernel_build(
         "arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sm8650-hdk.dtb",
         "arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sm8650-qrd.dtb",
     ],
+    arch = "arm64",
     # Enable mixed build.
     base_kernel = ":kernel_aarch64",
     build_config = "build.config.db845c",
+    defconfig = "arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig",
     make_goals = [
         "modules",
         "qcom/qrb5165-rb5.dtb",
@@ -843,6 +848,7 @@ kernel_build(
     ],
     makefile = ":Makefile",
     module_outs = _DB845C_MODULE_OUTS,
+    pre_defconfig_fragments = ["arch/arm64/configs/db845c_gki.fragment"],
     strip_modules = True,
 )
 
diff --git a/build.config.db845c b/build.config.db845c
index 09dfe2cf0279..988b23d0f503 100644
--- a/build.config.db845c
+++ b/build.config.db845c
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
 . ${ROOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_DIR}/build.config.common
-. ${ROOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_DIR}/build.config.aarch64
-
-BUILD_INITRAMFS=1
-DEFCONFIG=db845c_gki_defconfig
-FRAGMENT_CONFIG=${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/arm64/configs/db845c_gki.fragment
-PRE_DEFCONFIG_CMDS="KCONFIG_CONFIG=${ROOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/arm64/configs/${DEFCONFIG} ${ROOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_DIR}/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m -r ${ROOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig ${ROOT_DIR}/${FRAGMENT_CONFIG}"
-POST_DEFCONFIG_CMDS="rm ${ROOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/arm64/configs/${DEFCONFIG}"
 
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