diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-core/images/core-image-initramfs-boot.bbappend b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-core/images/core-image-initramfs-boot.bbappend
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+POSTFUNCS = ""
+POSTFUNCS:genericarm64 = "reduce_initrd_size"
+
+PATHS_TO_REMOVE = ""
+# these kernel modules are not needed for rootfs mount from local mass storage
+# and can be loaded from main rootfs by udev
+PATHS_TO_REMOVE:genericarm64 = "\
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/drivers/bluetooth \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/drivers/gpu \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/drivers/media \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/drivers/net \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/drivers/nfc \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/fs/fuse \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/net/bluetooth \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/net/bridge \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/net/netfilter \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/net/nfc \
+    ${WORKDIR}/rootfs/${libdir}/modules/*/kernel/sound \
+"
+
+do_rootfs[postfuncs] += "${POSTFUNCS}"
+reduce_initrd_size () {
+    if [ -n "${PATHS_TO_REMOVE}" ]; then
+        rm -rf ${PATHS_TO_REMOVE}
+    fi
+}
+