diff --git a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
index b4c0c70b..9f451e42 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -32,29 +32,20 @@ func Build(kernelVersion string) error {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(kernelImage); err == nil {
-		if util.PathIsNewer(kernelImage, kernelDestination) {
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "%-45s: Skipping, kernel is current\n", "vmlinuz-"+kernelVersion)
-		} else {
-			err := util.CopyFile(kernelImage, kernelDestination)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "%-45s: Done\n", "vmlinuz-"+kernelVersion)
+		err := util.CopyFile(kernelImage, kernelDestination)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "%-45s: Done\n", "vmlinuz-"+kernelVersion)
 	}
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(kernelDrivers); err == nil {
-		if util.PathIsNewer(kernelDrivers, driversDestination) {
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "%-45s: Skipping, drivers are current\n", "kmods-"+kernelVersion+".img")
-
-		} else {
-			cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd /; find .%s | cpio --quiet -o -H newc -F \"%s\"", kernelDrivers, driversDestination)
-			err := exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", cmd).Run()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "%-45s: Done\n", "kmods-"+kernelVersion+".img")
+		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd /; find .%s | cpio --quiet -o -H newc -F \"%s\"", kernelDrivers, driversDestination)
+		err := exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", cmd).Run()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "%-45s: Done\n", "kmods-"+kernelVersion+".img")
 	}
 
 	return nil