diff --git a/kernel/makefile b/kernel/makefile
index db06bd210..3598f5c65 100644
--- a/kernel/makefile
+++ b/kernel/makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ KERNEL_BLOBBY_TAR_SIGNATURE_TARGET := $(PRAWNOS_BUILD_SOURCES)/$(KERNEL_BLOBBY_T
 KERNEL_BLOBBY_SOURCE_NAME := linux-$(KVER)-blobby-$(TARGET)
 KERNEL_BLOBBY_PUBKEY := $(KERNEL_SHARED_RESOURCES)/blobby-linux-signing-key.gpg
 
+
+KERNEL_FIRMWARES := $(PRAWNOS_KERNEL_BUILD)/prawnos-firmwares
+
 ATH9K_EXTRACTED := $(PRAWNOS_ATH9K_BUILD)/.ath9k_extracted
 ATH9K_TAR := $(KERNEL_SHARED_RESOURCES)/open-ath9k-htc-firmware.tar.gz
 ATH9K := open-ath9k-htc-firmware
@@ -58,9 +61,14 @@ ATH9K_7010_FW := $(PRAWNOS_ATH9K_BUILD)/target_firmware/htc_7010.fw
 ATH9K_BUILT := $(ATH9K_9271_FW)
 ATH9K_BUILD_LOG := $(PRAWNOS_BUILD_LOGS)/ath9k-log.txt
 
-KERNEL_ATH9K_FIRMWARES := $(PRAWNOS_KERNEL_BUILD)/open-ath9k-firmware
+KERNEL_ATH9K_INSTALLED := $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)/htc_9271.fw
 
-KERNEL_ATH9K_INSTALLED := $(KERNEL_ATH9K_FIRMWARES)/htc_9271.fw
+MARVELL_8997_DEB := $(PRAWNOS_BUILD_SHARED)/firmware-libertas_20210315-3_all.deb
+MARVELL_8997 := $(PRAWNOS_BUILD_SHARED)/firmware-libertas
+MARVELL_8997_EXTRACTED := $(MARVELL_8997)/.marvell_8997_extracted
+MARVELL_8997_COMBO_FW := $(MARVELL_8997)/lib/firmware/mrvl/pcieusb8997_combo_v4.bin
+
+KERNEL_MARVELL_INSTALLED := $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)/pcieusb8997_combo_v4.bin
 
 ### PHONY RULES
 .PHONY: kernel
@@ -69,6 +77,9 @@ kernel: $(PRAWNOS_KERNEL_BUILT)
 .PHONY: ath9k
 ath9k: $(ATH9K_BUILT)
 
+.PHONY: marvell
+marvell: $(MARVELL_8997_EXTRACTED)
+
 .PHONY: patch_kernel
 patch_kernel: $(KERNEL_PATCHED)
 
@@ -157,8 +168,8 @@ KERNEL_TAR_SIGNATURE_TARGET_BASENAME := $(KERNEL_BLOBBY_TAR_SIGNATURE_TARGET_BAS
 KERNEL_PUBKEY := $(KERNEL_BLOBBY_PUBKEY)
 endif
 
-$(KERNEL_ATH9K_FIRMWARES):
-	mkdir -p $(KERNEL_ATH9K_FIRMWARES)
+$(KERNEL_FIRMWARES):
+	mkdir -p $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)
 
 $(KERNEL_TAR_SIGNATURE): | $(PRAWNOS_BUILD_SOURCES)
   ifeq ($(KERNEL_TYPE),$(PRAWNOS_HYBRID_KERNEL))
@@ -191,7 +202,7 @@ $(KERNEL_EXTRACTED): $(KERNEL_TAR) $(KERNEL_TAR_SIGNATURE)
 	rm -rf $(PRAWNOS_BUILD)/$(KERNEL_HYBRID_SOURCE_NAME)
 	gpg --verify $(KERNEL_LIBRE_TAR_SIGNATURE) $(KERNEL_LIBRE_TAR_SIGNATURE_TARGET) && \
 	tar --lzip -xf $(KERNEL_LIBRE_TAR) -C $(PRAWNOS_BUILD) && \
-	mv $(PRAWNOS_BUILD)/linux-$(KVER) $(PRAWNOS_BUILD)/$(KERNEL_LIBRE_SOURCE_NAME) && \
+	mv $(PRAWNOS_BUILD)/linux-$(KVER) $(PRAWNOS_BUILD)/$(KERNEL_LIBRE_SOURCE_NAME)
 	if [ ! -f $(KERNEL_BLOBBY_TAR_SIGNATURE_TARGET) ]; then xz --decompress --keep $(KERNEL_BLOBBY_TAR) ; fi ; \
 	gpg --verify $(KERNEL_BLOBBY_TAR_SIGNATURE) $(KERNEL_BLOBBY_TAR_SIGNATURE_TARGET) && \
 	tar -xf $(KERNEL_BLOBBY_TAR_SIGNATURE_TARGET) -C $(PRAWNOS_BUILD) && \
@@ -245,11 +256,24 @@ $(ATH9K_BUILT): $(ATH9K_EXTRACTED)
 	rm -rf $(ATH9K_BUILD_LOG)
 	$(PRAWNOS_KERNEL_SCRIPTS_BUILD_ATH9K) $(PRAWNOS_ATH9K_BUILD) 2>&1 | tee $(ATH9K_BUILD_LOG)
 
-$(KERNEL_ATH9K_INSTALLED): $(KERNEL_PATCHED) $(ATH9K_BUILT) | $(KERNEL_ATH9K_FIRMWARES)
-	cp $(ATH9K_9271_FW) $(KERNEL_ATH9K_FIRMWARES)/
-	cp $(ATH9K_7010_FW) $(KERNEL_ATH9K_FIRMWARES)/
+$(KERNEL_ATH9K_INSTALLED): $(KERNEL_PATCHED) $(ATH9K_BUILT) | $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)
+	cp $(ATH9K_9271_FW) $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)/
+# skip the older 7010 FW to save kernel space
+# cp $(ATH9K_7010_FW) $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)/
+
+$(MARVELL_8997_DEB):
+	wget $(WGET_OPTS) http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-libertas_20210315-3_all.deb -O $(MARVELL_8997_DEB)
+
+$(MARVELL_8997_EXTRACTED): $(MARVELL_8997_DEB)
+	rm -rf $(MARVELL_8997)
+	dpkg-deb -R $(MARVELL_8997_DEB) $(MARVELL_8997)
+	touch $(MARVELL_8997_EXTRACTED)
+
+$(KERNEL_MARVELL_INSTALLED): $(KERNEL_PATCHED) $(MARVELL_8997_EXTRACTED) | $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)
+	mkdir -p $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)/mrvl
+	cp $(MARVELL_8997_COMBO_FW) $(KERNEL_FIRMWARES)/mrvl
 
-$(PRAWNOS_KERNEL_BUILT): $(KERNEL_ATH9K_INSTALLED) $(PRAWNOS_INITRAMFS_IMAGE) $(KERNEL_CONFIG_GENERATED)
+$(PRAWNOS_KERNEL_BUILT): $(KERNEL_ATH9K_INSTALLED) $(KERNEL_MARVELL_INSTALLED) $(PRAWNOS_INITRAMFS_IMAGE) $(KERNEL_CONFIG_GENERATED)
 # rebuilding the kernel means we also need to rebuild the kernel package
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PRAWNOS_KERNEL_PACKAGE_IMAGE) clean
 	rm -rf $(KERNEL_BUILD_LOG)
diff --git a/kernel/resources/arm64/hybrid-config.fragment b/kernel/resources/arm64/hybrid-config.fragment
index 71dda8da8..01857c103 100644
--- a/kernel/resources/arm64/hybrid-config.fragment
+++ b/kernel/resources/arm64/hybrid-config.fragment
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ CONFIG_MWIFIEX_SDIO=y
 CONFIG_MWIFIEX_PCIE=y
 # CONFIG_MWIFIEX_USB is not set
 # CONFIG_MWL8K is not set
-# CONFIG_PWRSEQ_SD8787 is not set
\ No newline at end of file
+# CONFIG_PWRSEQ_SD8787 is not set
+CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="htc_9271.fw mrvl/pcieusb8997_combo_v4.bin"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/resources/arm64/libre-config b/kernel/resources/arm64/libre-config
index 453a20670..a300606f5 100644
--- a/kernel/resources/arm64/libre-config
+++ b/kernel/resources/arm64/libre-config
@@ -1573,8 +1573,8 @@ CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
 # Firmware loader
 #
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
-CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="htc_9271.fw htc_7010.fw"
-CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="./open-ath9k-firmware"
+CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="htc_9271.fw"
+CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="./prawnos-firmwares"
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER is not set
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS is not set
 CONFIG_FW_CACHE=y