diff --git a/roms/Makefile b/roms/Makefile
index eb138361a2..09e33b59e5 100644
--- a/roms/Makefile
+++ b/roms/Makefile
@@ -120,20 +120,17 @@ efi-rom-%: build-pxe-roms build-efi-roms
 		-ec ipxe/src/bin-x86_64-efi/$(VID)$(DID).efidrv \
 		-o ../pc-bios/efi-$*.rom
 
-build-pxe-roms: ipxe/src/config/local/general.h
-	$(MAKE) -C ipxe/src \
+build-pxe-roms:
+	$(MAKE) -C ipxe/src CONFIG=qemu \
 		CROSS_COMPILE=$(x86_64_cross_prefix) \
 		$(patsubst %,bin/%.rom,$(pxerom_targets))
 
-build-efi-roms: build-pxe-roms ipxe/src/config/local/general.h
-	$(MAKE) -C ipxe/src \
+build-efi-roms: build-pxe-roms
+	$(MAKE) -C ipxe/src CONFIG=qemu \
 		CROSS_COMPILE=$(x86_64_cross_prefix) \
 		$(patsubst %,bin-i386-efi/%.efidrv,$(pxerom_targets)) \
 		$(patsubst %,bin-x86_64-efi/%.efidrv,$(pxerom_targets))
 
-ipxe/src/config/local/%: config.ipxe.%
-	cp $< $@
-
 
 slof:
 	$(MAKE) -C SLOF CROSS=$(powerpc64_cross_prefix) qemu
diff --git a/roms/config.ipxe.general.h b/roms/config.ipxe.general.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 619ee4c157..0000000000
--- a/roms/config.ipxe.general.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#undef BANNER_TIMEOUT
-#define BANNER_TIMEOUT 30
-#undef ROM_BANNER_TIMEOUT
-#define ROM_BANNER_TIMEOUT 0