diff --git a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
index 37941032..53a58538 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func Build(kernelVersion, kernelName, root string) (string, error) {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Using PIGZ to compress the container: %s\n", compressor)
 		}
 
-		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd %s; find .%s | cpio --quiet -o -L -H newc | %s -c > \"%s\"", root, kernelDriversRelative, compressor, driversDestination)
+		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd %s; find .%s ./lib/firmware | cpio --quiet -o -L -H newc | %s -c > \"%s\"", root, kernelDriversRelative, compressor, driversDestination)
 
 		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.DEBUG, "RUNNING: %s\n", cmd)
 		err = exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", cmd).Run()