diff --git a/build.config.gki.aarch64 b/build.config.gki.aarch64
index b2399812513e..5f40d91cd8e8 100644
--- a/build.config.gki.aarch64
+++ b/build.config.gki.aarch64
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ System.map
 "
 STOP_SHIP_TRACEPRINTK=1
 ABI_DEFINITION=abi_gki_aarch64.xml
+BUILD_INITRAMFS=1
diff --git a/build.config.gki.x86_64 b/build.config.gki.x86_64
index b5a7f4600101..5c2db37a2871 100644
--- a/build.config.gki.x86_64
+++ b/build.config.gki.x86_64
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ vmlinux
 System.map
 "
 STOP_SHIP_TRACEPRINTK=1
+BUILD_INITRAMFS=1