diff --git a/fs/common.mk b/fs/common.mk
index 5ec28ca183..f7989eac57 100644
--- a/fs/common.mk
+++ b/fs/common.mk
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ rootfs-$(1): $$(BINARIES_DIR)/$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_FINAL_IMAGE_NAME)
 
 ifeq ($$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_$(2)),y)
 TARGETS_ROOTFS += rootfs-$(1)
-PACKAGES += $$(filter-out rootfs-%,$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES) $$(ROOTFS_COMMON_DEPENDENCIES))
+PACKAGES += $$(filter-out rootfs-%,$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES))
 endif
 
 # Check for legacy POST_TARGETS rules