diff --git a/auto/config b/auto/config
index fa651c3..0394c36 100755
--- a/auto/config
+++ b/auto/config
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# --bootstrap-include "initramfs-tools" => work around lack of
+# dependency on linux-image-3.2.6-kali
+
+export LB_BOOTSTRAP_INCLUDE=initramfs-tools
+
 lb config noauto \
 	--distribution "kali" \
 	--parent-distribution "wheezy" \
diff --git a/config/hooks/workaround-live-build-limitation.chroot b/config/hooks/workaround-live-build-limitation.chroot
index f1a60fe..cd98fcb 100755
--- a/config/hooks/workaround-live-build-limitation.chroot
+++ b/config/hooks/workaround-live-build-limitation.chroot
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# /usr/lib/live/build/lb_binary_linux-image expects /boot/initrd.img-* to
-# expand to something but the kali image has no initrd
-
-touch /boot/initrd.img-fake
-
 # somehow we need to replace wheezy with kali
 sed -i -e 's/wheezy/kali/g' /etc/apt/sources.list