diff --git a/release/packages/kernel/+MANIFEST b/release/packages/kernel/+MANIFEST
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..862adb1b89d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/packages/kernel/+MANIFEST
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name = "FreeBSD-%PKGNAME%"
+origin = "base"
+version = "%VERSION%"
+comment = "%COMMENT%"
+categories = [ base ]
+maintainer = "re@FreeBSD.org"
+www = "http://www.FreeBSD.org"
+prefix = "/"
+licenselogic = "single"
+licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
+desc = <<EOD
+%DESC%
+EOD
diff --git a/release/packages/kernel/post-install b/release/packages/kernel/post-install
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1938deb4b595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/packages/kernel/post-install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/sbin/kldxref /boot/kernel