diff --git a/payloads/Config/config.plist b/payloads/Config/config.plist
index 84249a3df..7614e71f8 100644
--- a/payloads/Config/config.plist
+++ b/payloads/Config/config.plist
@@ -1221,6 +1221,24 @@
 				<key>PlistPath</key>
 				<string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
 			</dict>
+			<dict>
+				<key>Arch</key>
+				<string>x86_64</string>
+				<key>BundlePath</key>
+				<string>NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib.kext</string>
+				<key>Comment</key>
+				<string>Work-around 12.4+ Zlib kernel panic</string>
+				<key>Enabled</key>
+				<false/>
+				<key>ExecutablePath</key>
+				<string>Contents/MacOS/NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib</string>
+				<key>MaxKernel</key>
+				<string></string>
+				<key>MinKernel</key>
+				<string>21.5.0</string>
+				<key>PlistPath</key>
+				<string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
+			</dict>
 		</array>
 		<key>Block</key>
 		<array/>
diff --git a/payloads/Kexts/Misc/NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-v12.3.1.zip b/payloads/Kexts/Misc/NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-v12.3.1.zip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b665eb2cd
Binary files /dev/null and b/payloads/Kexts/Misc/NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-v12.3.1.zip differ
diff --git a/resources/build.py b/resources/build.py
index df8dd3780..d63bc2da8 100644
--- a/resources/build.py
+++ b/resources/build.py
@@ -237,6 +237,15 @@ class BuildOpenCore:
                 self.get_item_by_kv(self.config["Kernel"]["Patch"], "Comment", "SurPlus v1 - PART 1 of 2 - Patch read_erandom (inlined in _early_random)")["MaxKernel"] = ""
                 self.get_item_by_kv(self.config["Kernel"]["Patch"], "Comment", "SurPlus v1 - PART 2 of 2 - Patch register_and_init_prng")["MaxKernel"] = ""
 
+        # In macOS 12.4 and 12.5 Beta 1, Apple added AVX1.0 usage in AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib
+        # Pre-Sandy Bridge CPUs don't support AVX1.0, thus we'll downgrade the kext to 12.3.1's
+        # Currently a (hopefully) temporary workaround for the issue, proper fix needs to be investigated
+        # Ref: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-12-monterey-on-unsupported-macs-thread.2299557/post-31120235
+
+        # To verify the non-AVX kext is used, check IOService for 'com_apple_AppleFSCompression_NoAVXCompressionTypeZlib'
+        if smbios_data.smbios_dictionary[self.model]["CPU Generation"] < cpu_data.cpu_data.sandy_bridge.value:
+            self.enable_kext("NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib.kext", self.constants.apfs_zlib_version, self.constants.apfs_zlib_path)
+
         if not self.constants.custom_model and (self.constants.allow_oc_everywhere is True or self.model in model_array.MacPro):
             # Use Innie's same logic:
             # https://github.com/cdf/Innie/blob/v1.3.0/Innie/Innie.cpp#L90-L97
diff --git a/resources/constants.py b/resources/constants.py
index c1e71c114..62a02a8a1 100644
--- a/resources/constants.py
+++ b/resources/constants.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Constants:
         self.apple_trackpad = "1.0.1"  #       AppleUSBTrackpad
         self.apple_isight_version = "1.0.0"  # AppleiSight
         self.apple_raid_version = "1.0.0"  #   AppleRAIDCard
+        self.apfs_zlib_version = "12.3.1"  #   NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib
 
         ## Apple - Dortania Modified
         self.bcm570_version = "1.0.2"  #             CatalinaBCM5701Ethernet
@@ -304,6 +305,10 @@ class Constants:
     @property
     def bigsursdxc_path(self):
         return self.payload_kexts_path / Path(f"Misc/BigSurSDXC-v{self.bigsursdxc_version}.zip")
+    
+    @property
+    def apfs_zlib_path(self):
+        return self.payload_kexts_path / Path(f"Misc/NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-v{self.apfs_zlib_version}.zip")
 
     @property
     def mousse_path(self):