diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 3b4f19f4f2..811efb3a46 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ install_cc_tee_kernel() {
 	[[ "${tee}" != "tdx" && "${tee}" != "sev" ]] && die "Non supported TEE"
 
 	info "build initramfs for tee kernel"
+	export kernel_version=${kernel_version}
 	"${initramfs_builder}"
 	kernel_url="$(yq r $versions_yaml assets.kernel.${tee}.url)"
 	DESTDIR="${destdir}" PREFIX="${cc_prefix}" "${kernel_builder}" -x "${tee}" -v "${kernel_version}" -u "${kernel_url}"
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/kernel/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/kernel/build.sh
index 663a007c8e..0ffd191938 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/kernel/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/kernel/build.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ check_cached_kernel() {
 
 install_cached_kernel() {
 	local kernel_directory="${cached_path}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/build/cc-kernel/destdir/opt/confidential-containers/share/kata-containers"
-        local vmlinux_kernel_name="vmlinux-${cached_kernel_version}-${cached_kernel_config}"
+	local vmlinux_kernel_name="vmlinux-${cached_kernel_version}-${cached_kernel_config}"
 	local vmlinuz_kernel_name="vmlinuz-${cached_kernel_version}-${cached_kernel_config}"
 	mkdir -p "${kernel_directory}"
 	pushd "${kernel_directory}"