diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-builder/installkernel b/xCAT-genesis-builder/installkernel
index 64dc8f9f9..6bfc92d17 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-builder/installkernel
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-builder/installkernel
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ instmods macvlan macvtap 8021q bridge bonding vmxnet3 cpufreq_ondemand acpi-cpuf
 instmods mptctl #LSI firmware management requires this
 instmods mlx4_ib ib_umad #make the mellanox ib available enough to examine /sys
 instmods reiserfs #reiserfs on sysclone
+instmods ibmveth # ppc64 virtual ethernet
+instmods ibmvscsic # ppc64 virtual disk