diff --git a/qemu_v8.mk b/qemu_v8.mk
index 7462db5..24cd3da 100644
--- a/qemu_v8.mk
+++ b/qemu_v8.mk
@@ -346,20 +346,13 @@
 $(XEN_TMP):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
-ifeq ($(XEN_BOOT),y)
-# virt-make-fs needs to be able to read the local kernel
-# See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/759725
-build-host-vmlinuz := $(shell echo /boot/vmlinuz-`uname -r`)
-$(if $(shell [ -r $(build-host-vmlinuz) ] || echo No), \
-  $(error $(build-host-vmlinuz) is unreadable. Please run: sudo chmod a+r $(build-host-vmlinuz) and try again))
-endif
-
 xen-create-image: xen linux buildroot | $(XEN_TMP)
 	cp $(KERNEL_IMAGE) $(XEN_TMP)
 	cp $(XEN_IMAGE) $(XEN_TMP)
 	cp $(XEN_CFG) $(XEN_TMP)
 	cp $(ROOT)/out-br/images/rootfs.cpio.gz $(XEN_TMP)
-	virt-make-fs -t ext4 $(XEN_TMP) $(XEN_EXT4)
+	rm -f $(XEN_EXT4)
+	mke2fs -t ext4 -d $(XEN_TMP) $(XEN_EXT4) 100M
 
 xen-clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(XEN_PATH) clean