diff --git a/scripts/layout b/scripts/layout
index 53fd362f..9c058f86 100755
--- a/scripts/layout
+++ b/scripts/layout
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ touch ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/bin/docker-containerd
 touch ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/bin/docker-containerd-shim
 touch ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/bin/docker
 
+# Override using a local kernel build
+if [ -e ${DAPPER_SOURCE}/assets/kernel.tar.gz ]; then
+    echo "copying ${DAPPER_SOURCE}/assets/kernel.tar.gz ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel.tar.gz"
+    cp ${DAPPER_SOURCE}/assets/kernel.tar.gz ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel.tar.gz
+fi
+
 if [ -e ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel.tar.gz ]; then
     mkdir -p ${BUILD}/kernel
     tar xf ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel.tar.gz -C ${BUILD}/kernel