diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4c37756c..fcdaf282 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.473) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Clean up dangling /boot/initrd.img symlink when needed
+  * Revert ignoring failure of minimized autopkgtest on ppc64el
+  * Use kvm kernel only on amd64
+  * Skip installing server task when building minimial images
+
+ -- Balint Reczey <rbalint@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 11 Oct 2017 01:58:39 +0200
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.472) artful; urgency=medium
 
   [ Michael Hudson-Doyle ]
diff --git a/debian/tests/minimized b/debian/tests/minimized
index 0807a764..c5da93ee 100644
--- a/debian/tests/minimized
+++ b/debian/tests/minimized
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
-
-failure_code=1
-if [ "$ARCH" = ppc64el ]; then
-	# not a regression; don't block while debugging
-	failure_code=0
-fi
-
-env SELECTED_TRIPLETS=ubuntu-cpc:minimized:ubuntu-cpc debian/tests/default-bootstraps || exit $failure_code
+env SELECTED_TRIPLETS=ubuntu-cpc:minimized:ubuntu-cpc debian/tests/default-bootstraps
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 23880265..bf7435d7 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ case $PROJECT in
 			# linux-kvm is available since you control the
 			# archive and can provide this metapackage as
 			# necessary.
-			if [ -z "$EXTRA_PPAS" ] && [ "$SUITE" != xenial ]; then
+			if [ "$ARCH" != "amd64" ] || ([ -z "$EXTRA_PPAS" ] && [ "$SUITE" != xenial ]); then
 				KERNEL_FLAVOURS=virtual
 			else
 				KERNEL_FLAVOURS=kvm
@@ -549,6 +549,11 @@ case $PROJECT in
 			add_task install minimal standard cloud-image
 			add_package install ubuntu-minimal
 			KERNEL_FLAVOURS=virtual
+		        case $ARCH in
+				armhf|arm64|ppc64el|powerpc)
+					add_task install server
+					;;
+			esac
 		fi
 
 		BINARY_REMOVE_LINUX=false
@@ -557,17 +562,9 @@ case $PROJECT in
 			armhf)
 				KERNEL_FLAVOURS=generic-lpae
 				add_package install flash-kernel
-				add_task install server
 				;;
 			arm64)
 				add_package install flash-kernel
-				add_task install server
-				;;
-			ppc64el)
-				add_task install server
-				;;
-			powerpc)
-				add_task install server
 				;;
 		esac
 		OPTS="${OPTS:+$OPTS }--system=normal"
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/999-cpc-fixes.chroot b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/999-cpc-fixes.chroot
index e59e38c8..8b22fc8e 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/999-cpc-fixes.chroot
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/999-cpc-fixes.chroot
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ if [ -f "${rootd}/etc/overlayroot.conf" ] &&
    } > "${rootd}/etc/overlayroot.local.conf"
 fi
 
+# previous steps may have left a dangling symlink here with
+# SUBPROJECT=minimized and that breaks lb_chroot_hacks step
+if [ -L "${rootd}/boot/initrd.img" ] && [ ! -e "${rootd}/boot/initrd.img" ]; then
+	rm "${rootd}/boot/initrd.img"
+fi
 
 #### END COMMON ARCH FUNCTIONS