diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-builder/buildrpm b/xCAT-genesis-builder/buildrpm
index b9a665cf3..66a89eb14 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-builder/buildrpm
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-builder/buildrpm
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ if [ $BUILDARCH = "x86_64" ]; then
     sed -i 's/\/lib64\/libmenu.so.5//' $DRACUTMODDIR/install
     sed -i 's/\/lib64\/libsysfs.so.2//' $DRACUTMODDIR/install
     sed -i 's/\/usr\/sbin\/iprconfig//' $DRACUTMODDIR/install
+    sed -i '/hwdb.bin/ d' $DRACUTMODDIR/install
     sed -i 's/instmods ipr//' $DRACUTMODDIR/installkernel
 fi
 if [ "$HOSTOS" = "mcp" ]; then
diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-builder/xCAT-genesis-base.spec b/xCAT-genesis-builder/xCAT-genesis-base.spec
index bb8e26795..f63951d8d 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-builder/xCAT-genesis-base.spec
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-builder/xCAT-genesis-base.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define version	2.11
+%define version	2.12
 %ifarch i386 i586 i686 x86
 %define tarch x86
 %endif