diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index e64aee0cb7..af68ab6779 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.kernel.org"
 PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="ccache:host"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain cpio:host kmod:host pciutils xz:host wireless-regdb keyutils"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain cpio:host kmod:host pciutils xz:host wireless-regdb keyutils $KERNEL_EXTRA_DEPENDS_TARGET"
 PKG_DEPENDS_INIT="toolchain"
 PKG_NEED_UNPACK="$LINUX_DEPENDS"
 PKG_SECTION="linux"
diff --git a/projects/Amlogic/options b/projects/Amlogic/options
index c638ac569d..a7e6ec9c33 100644
--- a/projects/Amlogic/options
+++ b/projects/Amlogic/options
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
   # Additional kernel make parameters (for example to specify the u-boot loadaddress)
     KERNEL_MAKE_EXTRACMD=""
 
+  # Additional kernel dependencies
+    KERNEL_EXTRA_DEPENDS_TARGET=""
+
   # Kernel to use. values can be:
   # default:  default mainline kernel
     LINUX="amlogic-3.14"
diff --git a/projects/Generic/options b/projects/Generic/options
index 56da7426e2..07c8bfc139 100644
--- a/projects/Generic/options
+++ b/projects/Generic/options
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
   # Additional kernel make parameters (for example to specify the u-boot loadaddress)
     KERNEL_MAKE_EXTRACMD=""
 
+  # Additional kernel dependencies
+    KERNEL_EXTRA_DEPENDS_TARGET=""
+
   # Kernel to use. values can be:
   # default:  default mainline kernel
     LINUX="default"
diff --git a/projects/RPi/options b/projects/RPi/options
index a6d4792431..c117d17568 100644
--- a/projects/RPi/options
+++ b/projects/RPi/options
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
   # Additional kernel make parameters (for example to specify the u-boot loadaddress)
     KERNEL_MAKE_EXTRACMD="dtbs"
 
+  # Additional kernel dependencies
+    KERNEL_EXTRA_DEPENDS_TARGET=""
+
   # Kernel to use. values can be:
   # default:  default mainline kernel
     LINUX="default"
diff --git a/projects/WeTek_Core/options b/projects/WeTek_Core/options
index 0ad46760aa..5ed088fd64 100644
--- a/projects/WeTek_Core/options
+++ b/projects/WeTek_Core/options
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
   # Additional kernel make parameters (for example to specify the u-boot loadaddress)
     KERNEL_MAKE_EXTRACMD=""
 
+  # Additional kernel dependencies
+    KERNEL_EXTRA_DEPENDS_TARGET=""
+
   # Kernel to use. values can be:
   # default:  default mainline kernel
     LINUX="amlogic-3.10"
diff --git a/projects/WeTek_Play/options b/projects/WeTek_Play/options
index 7a91a5764f..105562a9d3 100644
--- a/projects/WeTek_Play/options
+++ b/projects/WeTek_Play/options
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
   # Additional kernel make parameters (for example to specify the u-boot loadaddress)
     KERNEL_MAKE_EXTRACMD=""
 
+  # additional kernel dependencies
+    KERNEL_EXTRA_DEPENDS_TARGET=""
+
   # Kernel to use. values can be:
   # default:  default mainline kernel
     LINUX="amlogic-3.10"