diff --git a/projects/Rockchip/bootloader/canupdate.sh b/projects/Rockchip/bootloader/canupdate.sh
index 879d392cf1..77a2efc4fc 100644
--- a/projects/Rockchip/bootloader/canupdate.sh
+++ b/projects/Rockchip/bootloader/canupdate.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Copyright (C) 2017-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
-# detect legacy kernel installs and abort to prevent upgrades
-case $(uname -r) in
-  4.4*)
-    echo "Updates from legacy kernels are not supported!"
-    sleep 10
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
+# devices have been renamed after LE9.2
+if [ "${1}" = "TinkerBoard.arm" -o "${1}" = "MiQi.arm" ]; then
+  if [ "${2}" = "RK3288.arm" ]; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+fi
 
 # Allow upgrades between arm and aarch64
 if [ "${1}" = "@PROJECT@.arm" -o "${1}" = "@PROJECT@.aarch64" ]; then