diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/oprofile/oprofile_0.9.8.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/oprofile/oprofile_0.9.8.bb
index 4491e7d..6075163 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/oprofile/oprofile_0.9.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/oprofile/oprofile_0.9.8.bb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ require oprofile.inc
 
 PR = "${INC_PR}.1"
 
+DEPENDS += "virtual/kernel"
+
 SRC_URI += "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/${BPN}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.gz \
             file://0001-Add-rmb-definition-for-AArch64-architecture.patch \
             file://0001-OProfile-doesn-t-build-for-32-bit-ppc-the-operf_util.patch \