diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eae75de7..a4ef8fd2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.297) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * fix device.tar.gz generation for snappy
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:45:08 +0200
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.296) vivid; urgency=low
 
   * ubuntu-core:
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/500-move-kernel-to-device-tar.binary b/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/500-move-kernel-to-device-tar.binary
index e30441b4..d4df2f9e 100644
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/500-move-kernel-to-device-tar.binary
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/500-move-kernel-to-device-tar.binary
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fi
 # and tar it up
 (
  cd $TMPDIR
- tar -c -z -f $HERE/device.tar.gz system
+ tar -c -z -f $HERE/device.tar.gz system assets hardware.yaml
 )
 
 # now build the azure device tarball by adding walinuxagent
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ then
 # and tar it up
 (
  cd $TMPDIR
- tar -c -z -f $HERE/device-azure.tar.gz system
+ tar -c -z -f $HERE/device-azure.tar.gz system assets hardware.yaml
 )
 fi
 rm -rf $TMPDIR