diff --git a/contrib/kiss-orphans b/contrib/kiss-orphans
index 602110e..4c5ae5b 100755
--- a/contrib/kiss-orphans
+++ b/contrib/kiss-orphans
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ cd "$KISS_ROOT/var/db/kiss/installed/"
 
 for pkg in *; do
     case $pkg in
+        # Exemptions for orphans which aren't really
+        # orphans. Exclude them from the list.
         baseinit|baselayout|gcc|pkgconf|e2fsprogs|musl|\
-        make|busybox|bzip2|grub|kiss|git|linux-headers)
+        make|busybox|bzip2|grub|kiss|git)
             continue
     esac