diff --git a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 41f9b2dc27..e6f1bfa831 100644
--- a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ do_savedefconfig() {
 do_savedefconfig[nostamp] = "1"
 addtask savedefconfig after do_configure
 
-pkg_postinst_kernel () {
+pkg_postinst_kernel-base () {
 	cd /${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}; update-alternatives --install /${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${KERNEL_VERSION} ${KERNEL_PRIORITY} || true
 }
 
-pkg_postrm_kernel () {
+pkg_postrm_kernel-base () {
 	cd /${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}; update-alternatives --remove ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${KERNEL_VERSION} || true
 }