diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-dm-fw/ti-dm-fw.bb b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-dm-fw/ti-dm-fw.bb
index a7d15e30..ddb91e99 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-dm-fw/ti-dm-fw.bb
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-dm-fw/ti-dm-fw.bb
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "k3"
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
-INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
-
 inherit deploy
 inherit update-alternatives
 
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-eth-fw/ti-eth-fw.bb b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-eth-fw/ti-eth-fw.bb
index e4b6d1de..8037ac6c 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-eth-fw/ti-eth-fw.bb
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-eth-fw/ti-eth-fw.bb
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "j721e|j7200|j784s4"
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
-INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
-
 inherit update-alternatives
 
 require recipes-bsp/ti-linux-fw/ti-linux-fw.inc
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-linux-fw/ti-linux-fw.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-linux-fw/ti-linux-fw.inc
index 8605d708..56a2df81 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-linux-fw/ti-linux-fw.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-linux-fw/ti-linux-fw.inc
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ INHIBIT_SYSROOT_STRIP = "1"
 # This is used to prevent the build system from splitting out the firmware debug info into a separate file
 INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT = "1"
 
+# Firmware here are prebuilt with no external dependencies
+INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
+
 # Disable arch checking as firmware is likely to be a different arch from the Yocto build
 INSANE_SKIP:${PN} += "arch"
 
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-rtos-fw/ti-rtos-echo-test-fw.bb b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-rtos-fw/ti-rtos-echo-test-fw.bb
index 86e319c7..13587603 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-rtos-fw/ti-rtos-echo-test-fw.bb
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-rtos-fw/ti-rtos-echo-test-fw.bb
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "k3"
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
-INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
-
 inherit update-alternatives
 
 PLAT_SFX = ""