diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a3454ce8..82f86434 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.142) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * copy the initrd out of the chroot before we purge the kernel package on
+    ubuntu-touch
+
+ -- Oliver Grawert <ogra@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 29 May 2013 16:53:56 +0200
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.141) saucy; urgency=low
 
   * make removal of non existing old initrds non fatal in ubuntu-touch
diff --git a/live-build/auto/build b/live-build/auto/build
index fdb2b908..a1ca0f8f 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/build
+++ b/live-build/auto/build
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ if [ "$PROJECT" = "ubuntu-touch" ] && [ "$ARCH" = "armhf" ]; then
 		Chroot chroot "env FLASH_KERNEL_SKIP=1 update-initramfs -k $kver -c -v"
 		Chroot chroot "abootimg --create /boot/bootimg-${subarch}.img -f $bootimgcfg -r /boot/initrd.img-${kver} -k /boot/vmlinuz-${kver}"
 
-		Chroot chroot "apt-get -y purge $kpkg"
-
 		cp "chroot/boot/bootimg-${subarch}.img" "$PREFIX-boot-${subarch}.img"
+
+		Chroot chroot "apt-get -y purge $kpkg"
 	done
 
 	lb chroot_devpts remove "$@"