diff -Nru livecd-rootfs-2.538/debian/changelog livecd-rootfs-2.538.1/debian/changelog
--- livecd-rootfs-2.538/debian/changelog	2018-09-19 16:35:54.000000000 +0200
+++ livecd-rootfs-2.538.1/debian/changelog	2018-09-20 09:38:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.538.1) cosmic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Ensure /lib/modules exists in root tarballs and sqashfs.
+    (LP: #1792905)
+
+ -- Tobias Koch <tobias.koch@canonical.com>  Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:38:34 +0200
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.538) cosmic; urgency=medium
 
   * Add a buildd subproject.
diff -Nru livecd-rootfs-2.538/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/031-0-create-root-dir.binary livecd-rootfs-2.538.1/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/031-0-create-root-dir.binary
--- livecd-rootfs-2.538/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/031-0-create-root-dir.binary	2018-06-14 12:24:38.000000000 +0200
+++ livecd-rootfs-2.538.1/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/031-0-create-root-dir.binary	2018-09-20 09:38:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $rootfs_dir apt-get autoremove --purge --assume-yes
 rm -rf $rootfs_dir/boot/grub
 
+# Keep this as some derivatives mount a tempfs here
+mkdir -p $rootfs_dir/lib/modules
+
 teardown_mountpoint $rootfs_dir
 
 dpkg-query --admindir=$rootfs_dir/var/lib/dpkg -W > $rootfs_dir.manifest