diff --git a/BuildLiveCD b/BuildLiveCD
index 70a00a72..d4e7b5b2 100755
--- a/BuildLiveCD
+++ b/BuildLiveCD
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 ARCH=$(dpkg --print-installation-architecture)
 SUBARCH=""
 SUBARCHARG=""
-DEFAULTSUITE="jaunty"
+DEFAULTSUITE="karmic"
 NEWSUITE=""
 SUITES=""
 PROPOSED=""
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c12d1ece..23c95bd0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (0.81) karmic; urgency=low
+
+  * ia64 uses -ia64 kernels across the board now.
+  * BuildLiveCD: default to karmic.
+
+ -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 09 May 2009 00:34:38 +0100
+
 livecd-rootfs (0.80) jaunty; urgency=low
 
   * Add standard^ to UNR.
diff --git a/livecd.sh b/livecd.sh
index 32289b82..db1fbf06 100755
--- a/livecd.sh
+++ b/livecd.sh
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ link_in_boot = $link_in_boot
 
 	# and the bastard stepchildren
 	lpia)		LIST="$LIST linux-lpia";;
-	ia64)		LIST="$LIST linux-itanium linux-mckinley";;
+	ia64)		LIST="$LIST linux-ia64";;
 	hppa)		LIST="$LIST linux-hppa32 linux-hppa64";;
 	powerpc)	LIST="$LIST linux-powerpc linux-powerpc64-smp";;
 	sparc*)		LIST="$LIST linux-sparc64";;