diff --git a/fs/common.mk b/fs/common.mk
index 6d579db810..ac8fd4c24a 100644
--- a/fs/common.mk
+++ b/fs/common.mk
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ rootfs-$(1): $$(BINARIES_DIR)/rootfs.$(1)
 
 ifeq ($$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_$(2)),y)
 TARGETS_ROOTFS += rootfs-$(1)
-PACKAGES += $$(filter-out rootfs-%,$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES))
+PACKAGES += $$(filter-out rootfs-%,$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES) $$(ROOTFS_COMMON_DEPENDENCIES))
 endif
 
 # Check for legacy POST_TARGETS rules