diff --git a/profiles/CB3/package.use b/profiles/CB3/package.use
index 4aaaf62b..b24abe8d 100644
--- a/profiles/CB3/package.use
+++ b/profiles/CB3/package.use
@@ -29,3 +29,6 @@ sys-auth/polkit elogind -consolekit
 
 # required by media-sound/cadence-0.9.0-r3[pulseaudio]
 media-sound/pulseaudio jack
+
+sys-kernel/linux-firmware initramfs
+
diff --git a/profiles/templates/3.5/6_ac_update_sync/world/grp/sys-kernel b/profiles/templates/3.5/6_ac_update_sync/world/grp/sys-kernel
index 6093d008..6d3fcf79 100644
--- a/profiles/templates/3.5/6_ac_update_sync/world/grp/sys-kernel
+++ b/profiles/templates/3.5/6_ac_update_sync/world/grp/sys-kernel
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # server kernel
 #?in(os_linux_pkglist, CB3)!=#
 #-world(sys-kernel/calculate-sources)-#
+linux-firmware
 #in#
 
 #?in(os_linux_pkglist, CB4)!=#