diff --git a/release/files_common b/release/files_common
index 1732476b1e..c35df3976f 100644
--- a/release/files_common
+++ b/release/files_common
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ phonelibs/android_system_core/**
 installer/updater/updater
 installer/updater/updater.cc
 installer/updater/update.json
+installer/updater/update_kernel.json
 installer/updater/Makefile
 
 scripts/update_now.sh