diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 0bada5002a0..47387b9dd65 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.314 1997/07/13 00:54:22 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.315 1997/07/23 10:44:39 jkh Exp $
 #
 # make release CHROOTDIR=/some/dir BUILDNAME=somename [ RELEASETAG=tag ]
 #
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ doMFSKERN:
 	@mv ${RD}/boot.${FSIMAGE}/kernel.kz ${RD}/boot.${FSIMAGE}/kernel
 	@cp ${.CURDIR}/../sys/i386/boot/biosboot/boot.help ${RD}/boot.${FSIMAGE}
 	@touch ${RD}/boot.${FSIMAGE}/boot.config
+	@touch ${RD}/boot.${FSIMAGE}/kernel.config
 	@rm -f ${RD}/floppies/boot${FSIMAGE}.flp
 	sh -e ${.CURDIR}/doFS.sh ${RD} ${MNT} ${FDSIZE} ${RD}/boot.${FSIMAGE} \
 		${BOOTINODE} ${FDLABEL}