diff --git a/container/container.go b/container/container.go
index 39966ba..82f934a 100644
--- a/container/container.go
+++ b/container/container.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -117,6 +119,23 @@ func New(name string, timeout time.Duration) (c Container, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func NewFromKernelInfo(ki config.KernelInfo, timeout time.Duration) (
+	c Container, err error) {
+
+	c.name = ki.ContainerName
+	c.timeout = timeout
+
+	c.Log = log.With().
+		Str("container", c.name).
+		Logger()
+
+	c.Volumes.LibModules = path.Dir(ki.ModulesPath)
+	c.Volumes.Boot = path.Dir(ki.KernelPath)
+	c.Volumes.UsrSrc = filepath.Join(path.Dir(ki.KernelPath), "../usr/src")
+
+	return
+}
+
 func (c Container) Build(imagePath string) (output string, err error) {
 	args := []string{"build"}
 	args = append(args, "-t", c.name, imagePath)
diff --git a/pew.go b/pew.go
index a8bfa61..7e77bf9 100644
--- a/pew.go
+++ b/pew.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func build(flog zerolog.Logger, tmp string, ka config.Artifact,
 
 	if ki.ContainerName != "" {
 		var c container.Container
-		c, err = container.New(ki.ContainerName, dockerTimeout)
+		c, err = container.NewFromKernelInfo(ki, dockerTimeout)
 		c.Log = flog
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("container creation failure")