diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel9/images.go b/internal/distro/rhel9/images.go
index 855039e1d93..0ce4deed452 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel9/images.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel9/images.go
@@ -409,6 +409,11 @@ func edgeSimplifiedInstallerImage(workload workload.Workload,
 
 	rawImg.Filename = t.Filename()
 
+	// 92+ only
+	if kopts := customizations.GetKernel(); kopts != nil {
+		rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend = append(rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend, kopts.Append)
+	}
+
 	img := image.NewOSTreeSimplifiedInstaller(rawImg, customizations.InstallationDevice)
 	img.ExtraBasePackages = packageSets[installerPkgsKey]
 	// img.Workload = workload