diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-ti-staging_3.8.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-ti-staging_3.8.bb
index fd7b671b..833fb48a 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-ti-staging_3.8.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-ti-staging_3.8.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require recipes-kernel/linux/setup-defconfig.inc
 
 # Add a run-time dependency for the PM firmware to be installed
 # on the target file system.
-RDEPENDS_kernel-base_ti33x += "am33x-cm3 am33x-cm3-initscript"
+RDEPENDS_kernel-base_append_ti33x = " am33x-cm3 am33x-cm3-initscript"
 
 # Default is to package all dtb files for ti33x devices unless building
 # for the specific beaglebone machine.
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-ti-staging_git.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-ti-staging_git.bb
index e9032159..778ea7f9 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-ti-staging_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-ti-staging_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require recipes-kernel/linux/setup-defconfig.inc
 
 # Add a run-time dependency for the PM firmware to be installed
 # on the target file system.
-RDEPENDS_kernel-base_ti33x += "am33x-cm3 am33x-cm3-initscript"
+RDEPENDS_kernel-base_append_ti33x = " am33x-cm3 am33x-cm3-initscript"
 
 # Default is to package all dtb files for ti33x devices unless building
 # for the specific beaglebone machine.