--- trunk/mkinitrd-magellan/mkinitrd.in	2013/08/07 10:17:30	2154
+++ trunk/mkinitrd-magellan/mkinitrd.in	2015/11/16 13:18:11	2904
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
 	# get firmware files if neccessary
 	if [ -x $(which modinfo 2> /dev/null) ]
 	then
-		firmware_blobs=$(modinfo ${module}${text} | grep 'firmware:' | sed 's:^firmware\:.*[[:space:]]\(.*\):\1:')
+		firmware_blobs=$(modinfo -k ${kernel} ${module}${text} | grep 'firmware:' | sed 's:^firmware\:.*[[:space:]]\(.*\):\1:')
 		if [[ ! -z ${firmware_blobs} ]]
 		then
 			for firmware in ${firmware_blobs}