diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux.inc b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux.inc
index bef63e2..3a8a155 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux.inc
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux.inc
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ kernel_conf_variable() {
     fi
 }
 
+do_kernel_configme[depends] += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils:do_populate_sysroot"
+do_kernel_configme[depends] += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc:do_populate_sysroot"
+do_kernel_configme[depends] += "bc-native:do_populate_sysroot bison-native:do_populate_sysroot"
+
 do_configure_prepend() {
     CONF_SED_SCRIPT=""