diff --git a/appliance/make.sh.in b/appliance/make.sh.in
index cab88133d..fc42d7e70 100755
--- a/appliance/make.sh.in
+++ b/appliance/make.sh.in
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ rm -f $koutput
 # Anaconda?  JPEG images?
 @FEBOOTSTRAP_RUN@ initramfs -- rm -rf /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime
 
+# Don't need any firmware.
+@FEBOOTSTRAP_RUN@ initramfs -- rm -rf /lib/firmware
+
 # Modules take up nearly half of the image.  It's a rough guess that
 # we don't need many drivers (which take up most of the space).
 (cd initramfs && find lib/modules/*/kernel \