diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
index d9229b38dc..97a1a580e9 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ image: kata-tarball
 cc-cloud-hypervisor-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
+cc-kernel-tarball:
+	${MAKE} $@-build
+
 cc-rootfs-image-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
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 41fba87929..7bc556dbc6 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ install_cc_image() {
 	"${rootfs_builder}" --imagetype=image --prefix="${cc_prefix}" --destdir="${destdir}"
 }
 
+#Install CC kernel asset
+install_cc_kernel() {
+	export kernel_version="$(yq r $versions_yaml assets.kernel.version)"
+	DESTDIR="${destdir}" PREFIX="${cc_prefix}" "${kernel_builder}" -f -v "${kernel_version}"
+}
+
 #Install all components that are not assets
 install_cc_shimv2() {
 	GO_VERSION="$(yq r ${versions_yaml} languages.golang.meta.newest-version)"
@@ -215,6 +221,8 @@ handle_build() {
 
 	cc-cloud-hypervisor) install_cc_clh ;;
 
+	cc-kernel) install_cc_kernel ;;
+
 	cc-rootfs-image) install_cc_image ;;
 
 	cc-shim-v2) install_cc_shimv2 ;;