diff --git a/roles/sap_hana_preconfigure/vars/RedHat_8.yml b/roles/sap_hana_preconfigure/vars/RedHat_8.yml
index ddba6a0a6..82f048a3e 100644
--- a/roles/sap_hana_preconfigure/vars/RedHat_8.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_hana_preconfigure/vars/RedHat_8.yml
@@ -182,8 +182,10 @@ __sap_hana_preconfigure_min_packages_8_7_x86_64:
 __sap_hana_preconfigure_min_packages_8_7_ppc64le:
 
 __sap_hana_preconfigure_min_packages_8_8_x86_64:
+  - [ 'kernel', '4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8' ]
 
 __sap_hana_preconfigure_min_packages_8_8_ppc64le:
+  - [ 'kernel', '4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8' ]
 
 __sap_hana_preconfigure_min_pkgs: "{{ lookup('vars', '__sap_hana_preconfigure_min_packages_' + ansible_distribution_version | string | replace(\".\", \"_\") + '_' + ansible_architecture) }}"