diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
index b0cfe3b7..554d5c49 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
@@ -121,4 +121,6 @@ if grep installtodisk /proc/cmdline > /dev/null; then
     run_remote installimage
     exec reboot -f
 fi
+mv /lib/modules/$(uname -r) /lib/modules/$(uname -r)-ramfs
+ln -s /sysroot/lib/modules/$(uname -r) /lib/modules/
 exec /opt/confluent/bin/start_root
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
index 244749aa..3182f972 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
@@ -136,4 +136,6 @@ if grep installtodisk /proc/cmdline > /dev/null; then
     run_remote installimage
     exec reboot -f
 fi
+mv /lib/modules/$(uname -r) /lib/modules/$(uname -r)-ramfs
+ln -s /sysroot/lib/modules/$(uname -r) /lib/modules/
 exec /opt/confluent/bin/start_root