diff --git a/scripts/generate-boot-medium.sh b/scripts/generate-boot-medium.sh
index e2268100..4cdeb851 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-boot-medium.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-boot-medium.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ make_initrd()
 		fi
 	done
 
+	/sbin/depmod -a -b $dir/target -v $uname_r
+
 	(cd $dir/target; find . | cpio -co) | gzip -9 > $target
 
 	rm -rf $dir
@@ -126,7 +128,11 @@ for sec in `boot_sections $opt_config_file`; do
 			# create initrd
 			if [ "$initrd_template" ]; then
 				echo "+ creating initial ram disk from template $initrd_template"
-				make_initrd $initrd_template $add_modules_basedir/$kernel_version $kernel_version $boot_dir/initrd_$kernel_version_iso
+				make_initrd \
+					$initrd_template \
+					$add_modules_basedir/$kernel_version \
+					$kernel_version \
+					$boot_dir/initrd_$kernel_version_iso
 			fi
 
 			# create isolinux.cfg