diff --git a/meta/classes/module.bbclass b/meta/classes/module.bbclass
index 6089f90462..f55b89c4da 100644
--- a/meta/classes/module.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/module.bbclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-RDEPENDS += "kernel (${KERNEL_VERSION})"
+RDEPENDS += "kernel (${KERNEL_VERSION}) update-modules"
 DEPENDS += "virtual/kernel"
 
 inherit module-base