diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-lsb-sdk.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-lsb-sdk.bb
index 32a5077e38..047d66b696 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-lsb-sdk.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-lsb-sdk.bb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = "\
     ${CORE_IMAGE_BASE_INSTALL} \
     task-core-basic \
     task-core-lsb \
+    kernel-dev \
     "
 
 inherit core-image
diff --git a/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt-sdk.bb b/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt-sdk.bb
index 6ec2d005e7..29512e3739 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt-sdk.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt-sdk.bb
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ DEPENDS = "linux-yocto-rt"
 IMAGE_FEATURES += "dev-pkgs tools-sdk"
 EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES += "tools-debug tools-profile tools-testapps debug-tweaks"
 
-IMAGE_INSTALL += "rt-tests"
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "rt-tests kernel-dev"
 
 LICENSE = "MIT"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-sato/images/core-image-sato-sdk.bb b/meta/recipes-sato/images/core-image-sato-sdk.bb
index eed1698063..75ed64fd6b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-sato/images/core-image-sato-sdk.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-sato/images/core-image-sato-sdk.bb
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES += "tools-debug tools-profile tools-testapps debug-tweaks"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 
 inherit core-image
+
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "kernel-dev"
+