diff --git a/target/linux/layerscape/image/armv8_64b.mk b/target/linux/layerscape/image/armv8_64b.mk
index 0322183b96..c2e091fb2a 100644
--- a/target/linux/layerscape/image/armv8_64b.mk
+++ b/target/linux/layerscape/image/armv8_64b.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ define Device/ls1012afrdm
     ls-append-dtb $$(DEVICE_DTS) | pad-to 16M | \
     append-kernel | pad-to 32M | \
     append-ubi | check-size 67108865
+  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | fit none $$(DTS_DIR)/$$(DEVICE_DTS).dtb
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += ls1012afrdm