diff --git a/release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf b/release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf
--- a/release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf
+++ b/release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
+release-kmods: {
+  url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
+  enabled: yes
+}
diff --git a/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh b/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
--- a/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
 export ROOTDIR="$PWD/dvd"
 export PORTSDIR="${PORTSDIR:-/usr/ports}"
 
-_DVD_PACKAGES="
+_DVD_PACKAGES_MAIN="
 devel/git@lite
 misc/freebsd-doc-all
 net/mpd5
 net/rsync
-net/wifi-firmware-kmod@release
 ports-mgmt/pkg
 shells/bash
 shells/zsh
@@ -35,6 +34,10 @@
 x11-wm/sway
 "
 
+_DVD_PACKAGES_KMODS="
+net/wifi-firmware-kmod@release
+"
+
 # If NOPORTS is set for the release, do not attempt to build pkg(8).
 if [ ! -f ${PORTSDIR}/Makefile ]; then
 	echo "*** ${PORTSDIR} is missing!    ***"
@@ -76,18 +79,25 @@
 	ln -s ${PKG_ABI} ${ROOTDIR}/packages/${PKG_ALTABI}
 fi
 
-# Ensure the ports listed in _DVD_PACKAGES exist to sanitize the
+# Ensure the ports listed in _DVD_PACKAGES_* exist to sanitize the
 # final list.
-for _P in ${_DVD_PACKAGES}; do
+for _P in ${_DVD_PACKAGES_MAIN}; do
+	if [ -d "${PORTSDIR}/${_P%%@*}" ]; then
+		DVD_PACKAGES_MAIN="${DVD_PACKAGES_MAIN} ${_P}"
+	else
+		echo "*** Skipping nonexistent port: ${_P%%@*}"
+	fi
+done
+for _P in ${_DVD_PACKAGES_KMODS}; do
 	if [ -d "${PORTSDIR}/${_P%%@*}" ]; then
-		DVD_PACKAGES="${DVD_PACKAGES} ${_P}"
+		DVD_PACKAGES_KMODS="${DVD_PACKAGES_KMODS} ${_P}"
 	else
 		echo "*** Skipping nonexistent port: ${_P%%@*}"
 	fi
 done
 
 # Make sure the package list is not empty.
-if [ -z "${DVD_PACKAGES}" ]; then
+if [ -z "${DVD_PACKAGES_MAIN}${DVD_PACKAGES_KMODS}" ]; then
 	echo "*** The package list is empty."
 	echo "*** Something is very wrong."
 	# Exit '0' so the rest of the build process continues
@@ -98,7 +108,8 @@
 # Print pkg(8) information to make debugging easier.
 ${PKGCMD} -vv
 ${PKGCMD} update -f
-${PKGCMD} fetch -o ${PKG_REPODIR} -d ${DVD_PACKAGES}
+${PKGCMD} fetch -o ${PKG_REPODIR} -r release -d ${DVD_PACKAGES_MAIN}
+${PKGCMD} fetch -o ${PKG_REPODIR} -r release-kmods -d ${DVD_PACKAGES_KMODS}
 
 # Create the 'Latest/pkg.pkg' symlink so 'pkg bootstrap' works
 # using the on-disc packages.