diff --git a/stage0/02-firmware/02-run.sh b/stage0/02-firmware/02-run.sh
index 9cf9154..677cd81 100755
--- a/stage0/02-firmware/02-run.sh
+++ b/stage0/02-firmware/02-run.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
 if [ -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf" ]; then
 	sed -i 's/^update_initramfs=.*/update_initramfs=no/' "${ROOTFS_DIR}/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf"
 fi
+
+if [ ! -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}/etc/kernel-img.conf" ]; then
+	echo "do_symlinks=0" > "${ROOTFS_DIR}/etc/kernel-img.conf"
+fi
+rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}/"{vmlinuz,initrd.img}*