diff --git a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 4a6f660613..de435504a4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ RDEPENDS_kernel = "kernel-base"
 RDEPENDS_kernel-base ?= "kernel-image"
 PKG_kernel-image = "kernel-image-${@legitimize_package_name('${KERNEL_VERSION}')}"
 PKG_kernel-base = "kernel-${@legitimize_package_name('${KERNEL_VERSION}')}"
+RPROVIDES_kernel-base += "kernel-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel = "1"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-base = "1"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-image = "1"