diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb b/meta/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb
index 5cdd161811..e7064c079e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = "The minimal set of packages required to boot the system"
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
-inherit packagegroup
+inherit packagegroup kernel-vars
 
 EFI_PROVIDER ??= "grub-efi"
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} = "\
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils} \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "sysvinit", "${SYSVINIT_SCRIPTS}", "", d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "keyboard", "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_keymaps}", "", d)} \
-    ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "efi", "${EFI_PROVIDER} kernel", "", d)} \
+    ${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "efi", "${EFI_PROVIDER} ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}", "", d)} \
     netbase \
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_login_manager} \
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager} \