diff --git a/assemble-firmware.pl b/assemble-firmware.pl
index dc518b1..662256e 100755
--- a/assemble-firmware.pl
+++ b/assemble-firmware.pl
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ die "no firmware list specified" if !$fwlist || ! -f $fwlist;
 my $target = shift;
 die "no target directory" if !$target || ! -d $target;
 
+my $FORCE_INCLUDE = [
+    'iwlwifi-*.pnvm',
+];
+
 my $ALLOW_MISSING = {};
 # debian squeeze also misses those files
 foreach my $fw (qw(
@@ -575,6 +579,10 @@ while(defined(my $line = <$fd>)) {
 }
 close($fd);
 
+for my $fw ($FORCE_INCLUDE->@*) {
+    add_fw($fw, 'FORCE_INCLUDE');
+}
+
 exit($error) if $error;
 
 my $target_fw_string = `find '$target' -type f -o -type l`;