diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-platform/resources/install_packages/install_packages_rocky8.rb b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-platform/resources/install_packages/install_packages_rocky8.rb
index 2b8b98931..9868f5179 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-platform/resources/install_packages/install_packages_rocky8.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-platform/resources/install_packages/install_packages_rocky8.rb
@@ -20,11 +20,22 @@
 use 'partial/_install_packages_rhel_amazon.rb'
 
 action :install_kernel_source do
+  # Previous releases are moved into a vault area once a new minor release version is available for at least a week.
+  # https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/repo/#notes-on-devel
   bash "Install kernel source" do
     user 'root'
     code <<-INSTALL_KERNEL_SOURCE
     set -e
-    dnf install -y #{kernel_source_package}-#{kernel_source_package_version} --releasever #{node['platform_version']}
+    package="#{kernel_source_package}-#{kernel_source_package_version}"
+
+    # try to install kernel source for a specific release version
+    dnf install -y ${package} --releasever #{node['platform_version']}
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      # Previous releases are moved into a vault area once a new minor release version is available for at least a week.
+      # https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/repo/#notes-on-devel
+      wget https://dl.rockylinux.org/vault/rocky/#{node['platform_version']}/BaseOS/$(uname -m)/os/Packages/k/${package}.rpm
+      dnf install -y ./${package}.rpm
+    fi
     dnf clean all
     INSTALL_KERNEL_SOURCE
   end unless on_docker?