diff --git a/80-linux.hook b/80-linux.hook
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a32248e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/80-linux.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Trigger]
+Type = File
+Operation = Install
+Operation = Upgrade
+Target = boot/vmlinuz-linux
+Target = usr/lib/initcpio/*
+
+[Action]
+Description = Updating Arch Linux initramfs image
+When = PostTransaction
+Exec = /usr/bin/mkinitcpio -p linux
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 95aa9f3..634d62e 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ source=("https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/${_srcname}.tar.xz"
         "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/patch-${pkgver}.sign"
         # the main kernel config files
         'config' 'config.x86_64'
+        # pacman hook for initramfs regeneration
+        '80-linux.hook'
         # standard config files for mkinitcpio ramdisk
         'linux.preset'
         'change-default-console-loglevel.patch'
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ sha256sums=('3e9150065f193d3d94bcf46a1fe9f033c7ef7122ab71d75a7fb5a2f0c9a7e11a'
             'SKIP'
             '2ac8818414beb7dbacbd3ad450c516e6ada804827132a7132f63b8189e5f5151'
             '93a4ad4f6c7bb9296fddec436ed7477a5a5c11cf4d6e68482fa6610442cbcb1f'
+            '2d4424928ae3c5f63ee618b4685580f4bd24faf1778553dbd961f85a88ea0910'
             'f0d90e756f14533ee67afda280500511a62465b4f76adcc5effa95a40045179c'
             '1256b241cd477b265a3c2d64bdc19ffe3c9bbcee82ea3994c590c2c76e767d99')
 validpgpkeys=(
@@ -128,6 +131,9 @@ _package() {
     -e "s|fallback_image=.*|fallback_image=\"/boot/initramfs-${pkgbase}-fallback.img\"|" \
     -i "${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset"
 
+  # install pacman hook for initramfs regeneration
+  install -D -m644 "${srcdir}/80-linux.hook" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/80-linux.hook"
+
   # remove build and source links
   rm -f "${pkgdir}"/lib/modules/${_kernver}/{source,build}
   # remove the firmware
diff --git a/linux.install b/linux.install
index dd2fa5c..15dc8b6 100644
--- a/linux.install
+++ b/linux.install
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ post_install () {
   # updating module dependencies
   echo ">>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ..."
   depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-  echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait..."
-  mkinitcpio -p linux${KERNEL_NAME}
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ post_upgrade() {
   # updating module dependencies
   echo ">>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ..."
   depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-  echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait..."
-  mkinitcpio -p linux${KERNEL_NAME}
 
   if [ $(vercmp $2 3.13) -lt 0 ]; then
     echo ">>> WARNING: AT keyboard support is no longer built into the kernel."