diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/kernel/make-initrd.sh b/pkgs/build-support/kernel/make-initrd.sh
index 822883a681f0..8243736ba467 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/kernel/make-initrd.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/kernel/make-initrd.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ mkdir -p $out
 for PREP in $prepend; do
   cat $PREP >> $out/initrd
 done
-(cd root && find * -print0 | xargs -0r touch -h -d '@1')
-(cd root && find * -print0 | sort -z | cpio -o -H newc -R +0:+0 --reproducible --null | $compressor >> $out/initrd)
+(cd root && find * .[^.*] -exec touch -h -d '@1' '{}' +)
+(cd root && find * .[^.*] -print0 | sort -z | cpio -o -H newc -R +0:+0 --reproducible --null | $compressor >> $out/initrd)
 
 if [ -n "$makeUInitrd" ]; then
     mv $out/initrd $out/initrd.gz