diff --git a/bin/cros_make_image_bootable b/bin/cros_make_image_bootable
index a82348f9d0..a3f91c0e22 100755
--- a/bin/cros_make_image_bootable
+++ b/bin/cros_make_image_bootable
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ make_image_bootable() {
           if="${FLAGS_rootfs_hash}" \
           of="${image}" \
           conv=notrunc
+  # We don't need to keep the file around anymore.
+  sudo rm "${FLAGS_rootfs_hash}"
 
   # Move the verification block needed for the hard disk install to the
   # stateful partition. Mount stateful fs, copy file, and umount fs.
@@ -266,10 +268,6 @@ make_image_bootable() {
     ${bootloader_to_flags} \
     $kernel_part
 
-  # We don't need to keep these files around anymore.
-  sudo rm "${FLAGS_rootfs_hash}" "${FLAGS_output_dir}/vmlinuz.image" \
-          "${FLAGS_output_dir}/vmlinuz_hd.vblock"
-
   trap - EXIT
   ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/mount_gpt_image.sh -u -r "${FLAGS_rootfs_mountpoint}" \
     -s "${FLAGS_statefulfs_mountpoint}"
diff --git a/build_image b/build_image
index ad3c54156f..15977272eb 100755
--- a/build_image
+++ b/build_image
@@ -678,6 +678,11 @@ create_base_image() {
   # create /usr/local or /var on host (already exist on target).
   setup_symlinks_on_root "/usr/local" "/var" "${STATEFUL_FS_DIR}"
 
+  # cros_make_image_bootable will clobber vmlinuz.image for x86.
+  # Until then, just copy the kernel to vmlinuz.image. It is
+  # expected in build_gpt.sh.
+  cp "${ROOT_FS_DIR}/boot/vmlinuz" "${OUTPUT_DIR}/vmlinuz.image"
+
   # Create EFI System Partition to boot stock EFI BIOS (but not
   # ChromeOS EFI BIOS).  ARM uses this space to determine which
   # partition is bootable.  NOTE: The size argument for mkfs.vfat is
@@ -695,6 +700,7 @@ create_base_image() {
   # Create the GPT-formatted image.
   build_gpt "${OUTPUT_DIR}/${image_name}" \
             "${ROOT_FS_IMG}" \
+            "${OUTPUT_DIR}/vmlinuz.image" \
             "${STATEFUL_FS_IMG}" \
             "${ESP_FS_IMG}"
 
@@ -897,7 +903,8 @@ if [ ${FLAGS_test} -eq ${FLAGS_TRUE} ] ; then
 fi
 
 # Clean up temporary files.
-rm -f "${ROOT_FS_IMG}" "${STATEFUL_FS_IMG}" "${ESP_FS_IMG}"
+rm -f "${ROOT_FS_IMG}" "${STATEFUL_FS_IMG}" "${OUTPUT_DIR}/vmlinuz.image" \
+  "${ESP_FS_IMG}" "${OUTPUT_DIR}/vmlinuz_hd.vblock"
 rmdir "${ROOT_FS_DIR}" "${STATEFUL_FS_DIR}" "${ESP_FS_DIR}"
 
 # Generating AU generator zip file to run outside chroot
diff --git a/build_library/build_gpt.sh b/build_library/build_gpt.sh
index 3471235f1a..f23f91b75b 100755
--- a/build_library/build_gpt.sh
+++ b/build_library/build_gpt.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ HEADER
 build_gpt() {
   local outdev="$1"
   local rootfs_img="$2"
-  local stateful_img="$3"
-  local esp_img="$4"
+  local kernel_img="$3"
+  local stateful_img="$4"
+  local esp_img="$5"
 
   # We'll need some code to put in the PMBR, for booting on legacy BIOS.
   local pmbr_img
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ build_gpt() {
   $sudo dd if="$stateful_img" of="$outdev" conv=notrunc bs=512 \
       seek=$START_STATEFUL
 
+  echo "Copying kernel..."
+  $sudo dd if="$kernel_img" of="$outdev" conv=notrunc bs=512 \
+      seek=$START_KERN_A
+
   echo "Copying rootfs..."
   $sudo dd if="$rootfs_img" of="$outdev" conv=notrunc bs=512 \
       seek=$START_ROOTFS_A