diff --git a/metropolis/node/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/node/BUILD.bazel
index fe48cce..597c5d8 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/node/BUILD.bazel
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
 efi_unified_kernel_image(
     name = "kernel_efi",
-    cmdline = "console=ttyS0,115200 console=ttyS1,115200 console=tty0 quiet rootfstype=erofs init=/init",
+    cmdline = "console=ttyS0,115200 console=ttyS1,115200 console=tty0 quiet rootfstype=erofs init=/init loadpin.exclude=kexec-image,kexec-initramfs",
     initrd = [":ucode"],
     kernel = "//third_party/linux",
     os_release = ":os-release-info",