diff --git a/system/files/base_systemupdate b/system/files/base_systemupdate
index aa33a30..4c3773b 100644
--- a/system/files/base_systemupdate
+++ b/system/files/base_systemupdate
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ subtaskTitle "Salt highstate"
 chroot "${MOUNTPOINT}" /bin/bash -c "salt-call state.highstate" >/dev/null || systemupdateFailed
 
 subtaskTitle "Generate new initial ramdisk"
-chroot "${MOUNTPOINT}" /bin/bash -c "mkinitfs $(uname -r)" || systemupdateFailed
+latest_kernel="$(chroot "${MOUNTPOINT}" /bin/bash -c 'echo $(apk search linux-lts | head -n1 | cut -d- -f3- | sed "s|r||")-lts')"
+chroot "${MOUNTPOINT}" /bin/bash -c "mkinitfs $latest_kernel" || systemupdateFailed
 
 subtaskTitle "Update motd"
 chroot "${MOUNTPOINT}" /bin/bash -c "/usr/local/noveria/bin/generate_motd" || systemupdateFailed