diff --git a/mini_emulator_mips.mk b/mini_emulator_mips.mk
index 36a0107..f8d940b 100644
--- a/mini_emulator_mips.mk
+++ b/mini_emulator_mips.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 PRODUCT_BRAND := Android
 PRODUCT_MODEL := mini-emulator-mips
 
-# share the same goldfish kernel, but should have fuse support
+# no 3.4 kernel yet. will migrate later
 LOCAL_KERNEL := prebuilts/qemu-kernel/mips/kernel-qemu
+PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
+    $(LOCAL_KERNEL):kernel