diff '--color=auto' -urN genkernel-4.3.16.orig/gen_initramfs.sh genkernel-4.3.16/gen_initramfs.sh
--- genkernel-4.3.16.orig/gen_initramfs.sh	2024-06-11 20:35:25.000000000 +0200
+++ genkernel-4.3.16/gen_initramfs.sh	2024-11-23 19:44:41.674658947 +0100
@@ -1783,10 +1783,11 @@
 
 			myfw_f=( $(compgen -G "${FIRMWARE_DIR}/${myfw}*") )
 
-			if [ ${#myfw_f[@]} -gt 1 ]
-			then
-				gen_die "excessive number of firmwares!"
-			fi
+## see https://bugs.gentoo.org/932907
+#			if [ ${#myfw_f[@]} -gt 1 ]
+#			then
+#				gen_die "excessive number of firmwares!"
+#			fi
 
 			if [ ${#myfw_f[@]} -lt 1 ]
 			then