diff --git a/meta-resin-pyro/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_git.bbappend b/meta-resin-pyro/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_git.bbappend
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+# Due to a bug in oe-core, the 8000c was removed completely. Make sure this is
+# available in pyro by redefining it here. Rocko and master are unaffected.
+# Ref.: http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2018-February/147508.html
+python __anonymous() {
+	packages = d.getVar("PACKAGES", True)
+	if not packages:
+		return
+	for p in packages.split():
+		if p == "linux-firmware-iwlwifi-8000c":
+			return
+	d.setVar("PACKAGES", packages + " linux-firmware-iwlwifi-8000c")
+}
+FILES_${PN}-iwlwifi-8000c = "${nonarch_base_libdir}/firmware/iwlwifi-8000C-*.ucode"