diff --git a/stand/lua/menu.lua b/stand/lua/menu.lua
--- a/stand/lua/menu.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/menu.lua
@@ -255,9 +255,16 @@
 			},
 			{
 				entry_type = core.MENU_SEPARATOR,
-				name = "Options:",
+				name = "Kernel:",
 			},
 			menu_entries.kernel_options,
+			{
+				entry_type = core.MENU_SEPARATOR,
+			},
+			{
+				entry_type = core.MENU_SEPARATOR,
+				name = "Options:",
+			},
 			menu_entries.boot_options,
 			menu_entries.zpool_checkpoints,
 			menu_entries.boot_envs,
@@ -332,22 +339,19 @@
 			items = core.kernelList,
 			name = function(idx, choice, all_choices)
 				if #all_choices == 0 then
-					return "Kernel: "
+					return ""
 				end
 
-				local is_default = (idx == 1)
-				local kernel_name = ""
+				local kernel_name
 				local name_color
-				if is_default then
+				if idx == 1 then
 					name_color = color.escapefg(color.GREEN)
-					kernel_name = "default/"
 				else
 					name_color = color.escapefg(color.CYAN)
 				end
-				kernel_name = kernel_name .. name_color ..
-				    choice .. color.resetfg()
-				return color.highlight("K") .. "ernel: " ..
-				    kernel_name .. " (" .. idx .. " of " ..
+				kernel_name = name_color .. choice ..
+				    color.resetfg()
+				return kernel_name .. " (" .. idx .. " of " ..
 				    #all_choices .. ")"
 			end,
 			func = function(_, choice, _)