diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework_1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework_1.0.bb
index 6c37b9aef6..0664a95c9d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework_1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework_1.0.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "Modular initramfs system"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "busybox"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils}"
 
 PR = "r2"