diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/rootfs.py b/meta/lib/oe/rootfs.py
index 5eee48f587..e0365da285 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/rootfs.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/rootfs.py
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ class Rootfs(object, metaclass=ABCMeta):
         delayed_postinsts = self._get_delayed_postinsts()
         if delayed_postinsts is None:
             if os.path.exists(self.d.expand("${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${sysconfdir}/init.d/run-postinsts")) or os.path.exists(self.d.expand("${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${systemd_system_unitdir}/run-postinsts.service")):
-                self.pm.remove(["run-postinsts"])
+                mlprefix = self.d.getVar('MLPREFIX') or ""
+                self.pm.remove([mlprefix + "run-postinsts"])
 
         image_rorfs = bb.utils.contains("IMAGE_FEATURES", "read-only-rootfs",
                                         True, False, self.d) and \