diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index a5de6e1..8f50c34 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ LAYERDEPENDS_meta-rpi-diya = "core raspberrypi"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_meta-rpi-diya = "mickledore"
 
 PACKAGE_CLASSES = "package_ipk"
+
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE="core-image-minimal-initramfs"
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE="1"
+
 INHERIT += "rm_work"
 
 EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES ?= " ssh-server-dropbear read-only-rootfs "
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/files/diya.cfg b/recipes-kernel/linux/files/diya.cfg
index eddd910..7bf97cb 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/files/diya.cfg
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/files/diya.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_TOUCHSCREEN_GOODIX=m
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
+CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
+CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y