diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index e053136939..0126f4c4bc 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ fi
 post_patch() {
   cp $PKG_KERNEL_CFG_FILE $PKG_BUILD/.config
 
+  sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=.*$|CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=\"$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio\"|" $PKG_BUILD/.config
+  sed -i -e '/^CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=*./ a CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID=0\nCONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID=0' $PKG_BUILD/.config
+
   # set default hostname based on $DISTRONAME
     sed -i -e "s|@DISTRONAME@|$DISTRONAME|g" $PKG_BUILD/.config