diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
index eb03424dfc..003a155e79 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ DEPENDS += "virtual/cross-binutils virtual/cross-cc kmod-native bc-native bison-
 DEPENDS += "${@bb.utils.contains("INITRAMFS_FSTYPES", "cpio.lzo", "lzop-native", "", d)}"
 DEPENDS += "${@bb.utils.contains("INITRAMFS_FSTYPES", "cpio.lz4", "lz4-native", "", d)}"
 DEPENDS += "${@bb.utils.contains("INITRAMFS_FSTYPES", "cpio.zst", "zstd-native", "", d)}"
+DEPENDS += "${@bb.utils.contains("KERNEL_IMAGETYPES", "Image.lz4", "lz4-native", "", d)}"
 PACKAGE_WRITE_DEPS += "depmodwrapper-cross"
 
 do_deploy[depends] += "depmodwrapper-cross:do_populate_sysroot gzip-native:do_populate_sysroot"