diff --git a/supermin-kernel_version_compressed.patch b/supermin-kernel_version_compressed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eca43cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supermin-kernel_version_compressed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- supermin-5.2.0/src/format_ext2_kernel.ml	2021/02/05 16:10:36	1.1
++++ supermin-5.2.0/src/format_ext2_kernel.ml	2021/02/05 16:12:46
+@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@
+   | None ->
+      (* Try to work it out from the filename instead. *)
+      let basename = Filename.basename kernel_file in
++     let basename =
++       let len = String.length basename in
++       if Filename.check_suffix basename ".xz" || Filename.check_suffix basename ".gz"
++       then (
++         let basename = String.sub basename 0 (len-3) in
++         basename
++       )
++       else (
++         basename
++       ) in
+      if string_prefix "vmlinuz-" basename || string_prefix "vmlinux-" basename
+      then (
+        let version = String.sub basename 8 (String.length basename - 8) in
diff --git a/supermin.changes b/supermin.changes
index 5d26075..07c9930 100644
--- a/supermin.changes
+++ b/supermin.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb  5 16:59:34 CET 2021 - ro@suse.de
+
+- add patch supermin-kernel_version_compressed.patch
+  find kernel module path even for compressed kernels
+  like on aarch64 and s390x 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct 23 18:45:45 UTC 2020 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/supermin.spec b/supermin.spec
index 6c4d194..d33a0f6 100644
--- a/supermin.spec
+++ b/supermin.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package supermin
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Source1:        https://download.libguestfs.org/supermin/5.2-stable/supermin-5.2
 Source9:        supermin.keyring
 # Pending upstream review
 Patch0:         suse_release.patch
+Patch1:         supermin-kernel_version_compressed.patch
 BuildRequires:  augeas
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake