diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/kind-on-kata-smoke.yml b/.gitea/workflows/kind-on-kata-smoke.yml
index 6c0cbaa..816bb7d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/kind-on-kata-smoke.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/kind-on-kata-smoke.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,17 @@ jobs:
           }
           trap cleanup EXIT
 
-          kind create cluster --name nested --image "$KIND_NODE_IMAGE" --wait 5m
+          cat >/tmp/kind-config.yaml <<'EOF'
+          kind: Cluster
+          apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+          name: nested
+          nodes:
+            - role: control-plane
+              extraMounts:
+                - hostPath: /dev/kmsg
+                  containerPath: /dev/kmsg
+          EOF
+          kind create cluster --config /tmp/kind-config.yaml --image "$KIND_NODE_IMAGE" --wait 5m
           docker exec nested-control-plane kubectl \
             --kubeconfig=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf wait \
             --for=condition=Ready node/nested-control-plane --timeout=2m