diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
index 617727a989..9276ddb62a 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ set -e
     # standalone for use by wic and other tools.
     if image:
         if d.getVar('INITRAMFS_MULTICONFIG'):
-            d.appendVarFlag('do_bundle_initramfs', 'mcdepends', ' mc::${INITRAMFS_MULTICONFIG}:${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}:do_image_complete')
+            mc = d.getVar('BB_CURRENT_MC')
+            if mc == 'default':
+                mc = ''
+            d.appendVarFlag('do_bundle_initramfs', 'mcdepends', ' mc:' + mc + ':${INITRAMFS_MULTICONFIG}:${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}:do_image_complete')
         else:
             d.appendVarFlag('do_bundle_initramfs', 'depends', ' ${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}:do_image_complete')
     if image and bb.utils.to_boolean(d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE')):