diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/filelists/i586/intel-microcode b/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/filelists/i586/intel-microcode
deleted file mode 120000
index f03e84778..000000000
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/filelists/i586/intel-microcode
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../../common/i586/intel-microcode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/filelists/x86_64/intel-microcode b/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/filelists/x86_64/intel-microcode
deleted file mode 120000
index d5ac074e2..000000000
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/filelists/x86_64/intel-microcode
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../../common/x86_64/intel-microcode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/update.sh b/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/update.sh
index c24cb6f8e..99882aa41 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/update.sh
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/kerneltest/update.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ extract_files
 # update linker config
 ldconfig
 
-# Update permissions
+# Update ssh settings
+/usr/local/bin/sshctrl
 
 # Update Language cache
 /usr/local/bin/update-lang-cache