diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 5b5330d4..2d8eb4f0 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ case $PROJECT in
 				HAS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGES=yes
 				LANGUAGE_BASE=desktop
 				KERNEL_FLAVOURS='generic-hwe-24.04'
+				NEEDS_DRACUT=yes
 
 				case $SUBARCH in
 					nvidia)