diff --git a/profiles/desktop/package.use b/profiles/desktop/package.use
index b9529f5f..b5a02ad6 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/package.use
+++ b/profiles/desktop/package.use
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ sys-devel/gcc lto pgo
 sys-devel/gdb lzma multitarget source-highlight xml xxhash
 sys-firmware/intel-microcode -initramfs
 sys-fs/lvm2 -thin
+sys-kernel/linux-firmware -initramfs
 sys-libs/glibc nscd
 sys-libs/libomp hwloc
 sys-libs/tdb python
diff --git a/profiles/server/package.use b/profiles/server/package.use
index 20117cf4..d65e8f51 100644
--- a/profiles/server/package.use
+++ b/profiles/server/package.use
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ sys-boot/grub device-mapper
 sys-devel/gcc lto pgo
 sys-firmware/intel-microcode -initramfs
 sys-fs/lvm2 -thin
+sys-kernel/linux-firmware -initramfs
 sys-libs/glibc nscd
 sys-libs/tdb python
 sys-libs/tevent python