diff --git a/conf/machine/include/sysmobts.inc b/conf/machine/include/sysmobts.inc
index 616305a..e26e8ce 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/sysmobts.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/sysmobts.inc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 serial"
 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS = "\
 	busybox-ifplugd \
 	watchdog \
+	kernel \
 	kernel-module-davinci-wdt \
 	kernel-module-dspdl \
 	kernel-module-dspdl-dm644x \
diff --git a/recipes-apps/tasks/task-core-boot.bbappend b/recipes-apps/tasks/task-core-boot.bbappend
index 7e68765..7e058f5 100644
--- a/recipes-apps/tasks/task-core-boot.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-apps/tasks/task-core-boot.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-PRINC = "6"
+PRINC = "7"
 
 RDEPENDS_task-core-boot += ""