diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/decorator/depends.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/decorator/depends.py
index 41a324e61fb..abfb72a6152 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/decorator/depends.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/decorator/depends.py
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ class OETestDepends(OETestDiscover):
             return [registry['cases'][case_id] for case_id in registry['cases']]
 
     def setUpDecorator(self):
-        _skipTestDependency(self.case, self.depends)
+        _skipTestDependency(self.case, self.case.tc._registry['depends'][self.case.id()])
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/test_decorators.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/test_decorators.py
index 5095f39948d..2c668a9871d 100755
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ class TestDependsDecorator(TestBase):
             msg = 'Expected OEQADependency exception having a circular dependency'
             self.assertTrue(result, msg=msg)
 
+    def test_depends_run(self):
+        # Dependencies given relative to the class must be found when the
+        # tests run, otherwise the dependent tests are skipped
+        tests =  ['depends.DependsTest.testDependsFirst',
+                  'depends.DependsTest.testDependsSecond',
+                  'depends.DependsTest.testDependsThird',
+                  'depends.DependsTest.testDependsFourth',
+                  'depends.DependsTest.testDependsFifth']
+        tc = self._testLoader(modules=self.modules, tests=tests)
+        result = tc.runTests()
+        self.assertTrue(result.wasSuccessful())
+        self.assertEqual(result.skipped, [])
+        self.assertEqual(len(result.successes), len(tests))
+
 class TestTimeoutDecorator(TestBase):
     modules = ['timeout']