diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage-config.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage-config.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f665f7d47c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage-config.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Description string
+FIT_DESC ?= "Kernel fitImage for ${DISTRO_NAME}/${PV}/${MACHINE}"
+
+# Kernel fitImage Hash Algo
+FIT_HASH_ALG ?= "sha256"
+
+# Kernel fitImage Signature Algo
+FIT_SIGN_ALG ?= "rsa2048"
+
+# Kernel / U-Boot fitImage Padding Algo
+FIT_PAD_ALG ?= "pkcs-1.5"
+
+# Generate keys for signing Kernel fitImage
+FIT_GENERATE_KEYS ?= "0"
+
+# Size of private keys in number of bits
+FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS ?= "2048"
+
+# args to openssl genrsa (Default is just the public exponent)
+FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS ?= "-F4"
+
+# args to openssl req (Default is -batch for non interactive mode and
+# -new for new certificate)
+FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS ?= "-batch -new"
+
+# Standard format for public key certificate
+FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS ?= "-x509"
+
+# Sign individual images as well
+FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL ?= "0"
+
+FIT_CONF_PREFIX ?= "conf-"
+FIT_CONF_PREFIX[doc] = "Prefix to use for FIT configuration node name"
+
+FIT_SUPPORTED_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES ?= "cpio.lz4 cpio.lzo cpio.lzma cpio.xz cpio.zst cpio.gz ext2.gz cpio"
+
+# Allow user to select the default DTB for FIT image when multiple dtb's exists.
+FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB ?= ""
+
+# length of address in number of <u32> cells
+# ex: 1 32bits address, 2 64bits address
+FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS ?= "1"
+
+# Keys used to sign individually image nodes.
+# The keys to sign image nodes must be different from those used to sign
+# configuration nodes, otherwise the "required" property, from
+# UBOOT_DTB_BINARY, will be set to "conf", because "conf" prevails on "image".
+# Then the images signature checking will not be mandatory and no error will be
+# raised in case of failure.
+# UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME = "dev2" # keys name in keydir (eg. "dev2.crt", "dev2.key")
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
index 67c98adb232..33dae750672 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
-inherit kernel-uboot kernel-artifact-names uboot-config
+inherit kernel-uboot kernel-artifact-names uboot-config kernel-fitimage-config
 
 def get_fit_replacement_type(d):
     kerneltypes = d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGETYPES') or ""
@@ -52,58 +52,6 @@ python __anonymous () {
         d.setVar('EXTERNAL_KERNEL_DEVICETREE', "${RECIPE_SYSROOT}/boot/devicetree")
 }
 
-
-# Description string
-FIT_DESC ?= "Kernel fitImage for ${DISTRO_NAME}/${PV}/${MACHINE}"
-
-# Kernel fitImage Hash Algo
-FIT_HASH_ALG ?= "sha256"
-
-# Kernel fitImage Signature Algo
-FIT_SIGN_ALG ?= "rsa2048"
-
-# Kernel / U-Boot fitImage Padding Algo
-FIT_PAD_ALG ?= "pkcs-1.5"
-
-# Generate keys for signing Kernel fitImage
-FIT_GENERATE_KEYS ?= "0"
-
-# Size of private keys in number of bits
-FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS ?= "2048"
-
-# args to openssl genrsa (Default is just the public exponent)
-FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS ?= "-F4"
-
-# args to openssl req (Default is -batch for non interactive mode and
-# -new for new certificate)
-FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS ?= "-batch -new"
-
-# Standard format for public key certificate
-FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS ?= "-x509"
-
-# Sign individual images as well
-FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL ?= "0"
-
-FIT_CONF_PREFIX ?= "conf-"
-FIT_CONF_PREFIX[doc] = "Prefix to use for FIT configuration node name"
-
-FIT_SUPPORTED_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES ?= "cpio.lz4 cpio.lzo cpio.lzma cpio.xz cpio.zst cpio.gz ext2.gz cpio"
-
-# Allow user to select the default DTB for FIT image when multiple dtb's exists.
-FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB ?= ""
-
-# length of address in number of <u32> cells
-# ex: 1 32bits address, 2 64bits address
-FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS ?= "1"
-
-# Keys used to sign individually image nodes.
-# The keys to sign image nodes must be different from those used to sign
-# configuration nodes, otherwise the "required" property, from
-# UBOOT_DTB_BINARY, will be set to "conf", because "conf" prevails on "image".
-# Then the images signature checking will not be mandatory and no error will be
-# raised in case of failure.
-# UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME = "dev2" # keys name in keydir (eg. "dev2.crt", "dev2.key")
-
 #
 # Emit the fitImage ITS header
 #
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-sign.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-sign.bbclass
index a17be745cec..d23ae4d8d15 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-sign.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-sign.bbclass
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # For more details on signature process, please refer to U-Boot documentation.
 
 # We need some variables from u-boot-config
-inherit uboot-config
+inherit uboot-config kernel-fitimage-config
 
 # Enable use of a U-Boot fitImage
 UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE ?= "0"
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ UBOOT_FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS ?= "-x509"
 # ex: 1 32bits address, 2 64bits address
 UBOOT_FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS ?= "1"
 
-# This is only necessary for determining the signing configuration
-KERNEL_PN = "${PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel}"
-
 UBOOT_FIT_UBOOT_LOADADDRESS ?= "${UBOOT_LOADADDRESS}"
 UBOOT_FIT_UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT ?= "${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT}"
 
@@ -96,8 +93,6 @@ python() {
     sign = d.getVar('UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE') == '1'
     if d.getVar('UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE') == '1' or sign:
         d.appendVar('DEPENDS', " u-boot-tools-native dtc-native")
-    if sign:
-        d.appendVar('DEPENDS', " " + d.getVar('KERNEL_PN'))
 }
 
 concat_dtb() {
@@ -106,16 +101,25 @@ concat_dtb() {
 
 	if [ -e "${UBOOT_DTB_BINARY}" ]; then
 		# Re-sign the kernel in order to add the keys to our dtb
+		UBOOT_MKIMAGE_MODE="auto-conf"
+		# Signing individual images is not recommended as that
+		# makes fitImage susceptible to mix-and-match attack.
+		if [ "${FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL}" = "1" ] ; then
+			UBOOT_MKIMAGE_MODE="auto"
+		fi
 		${UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN} \
 			${@'-D "${UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS}"' if len('${UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS}') else ''} \
-			-F -k "${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR}" \
+			-f ${UBOOT_MKIMAGE_MODE} -d /dev/null \
+			-k "${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR}" \
+			-o "${FIT_HASH_ALG},${FIT_SIGN_ALG}" \
+			-g "${UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME}" \
 			-K "${UBOOT_DTB_BINARY}" \
-			-r ${B}/fitImage-linux \
+			-r ${B}/unused.itb
 			${UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS}
 		# Verify the kernel image and u-boot dtb
 		${UBOOT_FIT_CHECK_SIGN} \
 			-k "${UBOOT_DTB_BINARY}" \
-			-f ${B}/fitImage-linux
+			-f ${B}/unused.itb
 		cp ${UBOOT_DTB_BINARY} ${UBOOT_DTB_SIGNED}
 	fi
 
@@ -351,10 +355,6 @@ uboot_assemble_fitimage_helper() {
 }
 
 do_uboot_assemble_fitimage() {
-	if [ "${UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE}" = "1" ] ; then
-		cp "${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/sysroot-only/fitImage" "${B}/fitImage-linux"
-	fi
-
 	if [ -n "${UBOOT_CONFIG}" ]; then
 		unset i
 		for config in ${UBOOT_MACHINE}; do
