diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index b8af46c2b8..b5950c3f5d 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ define KernelPackage
     CATEGORY:=Kernel modules
     DEFAULT:=$(KMOD_DEFAULT)
     DESCRIPTION:=$(DESCRIPTION)
-    EXTRA_DEPENDS:='kernel (=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(BOARD)-$(LINUX_RELEASE))'
+    EXTRA_DEPENDS:=kernel (=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(BOARD)-$(LINUX_RELEASE))
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1))
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/$(KERNEL))
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL))
diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 4e67e73246..69606464ae 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ define BuildPackage
 	echo "Package: $(1)" > $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	echo "Version: $(VERSION)" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	( \
-		DEPENDS=; \
+		DEPENDS='$(EXTRA_DEPENDS)'; \
 		for depend in $$(filter-out @%,$$(IDEPEND_$(1))); do \
 			DEPENDS=$$$${DEPENDS:+$$$$DEPENDS, }$$$${depend##+}; \
 		done; \
-		echo "Depends: $(EXTRA_DEPENDS) $$$$DEPENDS" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control; \
+		echo "Depends: $$$$DEPENDS" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control; \
 	)
 	echo "Source: $(SOURCE)" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	echo "Section: $(SECTION)" >> $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control