diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 64c224e55f..771f5b2c76 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ define Device/Build/image
   ifndef IB
     $$(ROOTFS/$(1)/$(3)): $(if $(TARGET_PER_DEVICE_ROOTFS),target-dir-$$(ROOTFS_ID/$(3)))
   endif
-  $(KDIR)/tmp/$(call IMAGE_NAME,$(1),$(2)): $$(KDIR_KERNEL_IMAGE) $$(ROOTFS/$(1)/$(3)) $$(if $$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),$(KDIR)/tmp/$$(KERNEL_INITRAMFS_IMAGE))
+  $(KDIR)/tmp/$(call IMAGE_NAME,$(1),$(2)): $$(KDIR_KERNEL_IMAGE) $$(ROOTFS/$(1)/$(3))
 	@rm -f $$@
 	[ -f $$(word 1,$$^) -a -f $$(word 2,$$^) ]
 	$$(call concat_cmd,$(if $(IMAGE/$(2)/$(1)),$(IMAGE/$(2)/$(1)),$(IMAGE/$(2))))