diff --git a/perl/lib/NeedRestart/Kernel/Linux.pm b/perl/lib/NeedRestart/Kernel/Linux.pm
index 6f284f31..69a919c9 100644
--- a/perl/lib/NeedRestart/Kernel/Linux.pm
+++ b/perl/lib/NeedRestart/Kernel/Linux.pm
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ sub nr_kernel_check_real($$) {
     } grep {
 	# filter initrd images
 	(!m@^/boot/init@);
-    } (</boot/vmlinu*>, </boot/*.img>);
+    } (</boot/vmlinu*>, </boot/*.img>, </boot/kernel*>);
 
     $ui->progress_prep(scalar keys %kfiles, __ 'Scanning linux images...');