diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index b17be702c2..b4fbc68d5b 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -296,10 +296,6 @@ makeinstall_init() {
 
 post_install() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/$(get_full_firmware_dir)/
-    ln -sf /storage/.config/firmware/ $INSTALL/$(get_full_firmware_dir)/updates
-
-  # bluez looks in /etc/firmware/
-    ln -sf /$(get_full_firmware_dir)/ $INSTALL/etc/firmware
 
   # regdb and signature is now loaded as firmware by 4.15+
     if grep -q ^CONFIG_CFG80211_REQUIRE_SIGNED_REGDB= $PKG_BUILD/.config; then
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
index 5f21f5d8dc..a208a1d3f3 100644
--- a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/services
     cp -P $PKG_DIR/default.d/*.conf $INSTALL/usr/share/services
+
+  # bluez looks in /etc/firmware/
+    ln -sf /usr/lib/firmware $INSTALL/etc/firmware
 }
 
 post_install() {
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/scripts/kernel-overlays-setup b/packages/sysutils/systemd/scripts/kernel-overlays-setup
index f9d1b27353..8b27956967 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/scripts/kernel-overlays-setup
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/scripts/kernel-overlays-setup
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ OVERLAY_CONFIG_DIR=/storage/.cache/kernel-overlays
 KVER=$(uname -r)
 MODULES_DIR="/var/lib/modules/${KVER}"
 FIRMWARE_DIR="/var/lib/firmware"
+USER_FIRMWARE_DIR="/storage/.config/firmware"
 
 mkdir -p "${MODULES_DIR}"
 mkdir -p "${FIRMWARE_DIR}"
@@ -73,4 +74,12 @@ if [ -d "${OVERLAY_CONFIG_DIR}" ] ; then
   fi
 fi
 
+if [ -d "${USER_FIRMWARE_DIR}" -a -n "$(ls ${USER_FIRMWARE_DIR})" ] ; then
+  if cp -rfs "${USER_FIRMWARE_DIR}"/* "${FIRMWARE_DIR}" ; then
+    log "added firmware from ${USER_FIRMWARE_DIR}"
+  else
+    log "failed to add firmware from ${USER_FIRMWARE_DIR}"
+  fi
+fi
+
 log "done"