diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index e639bd57b9..925aed1a07 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -337,8 +337,7 @@ ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-image = "1"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-modules = "1"
 DESCRIPTION_kernel-modules = "Kernel modules meta package"
 
-pkg_postinst_kernel-image () {
-	update-alternatives --install /${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${KERNEL_VERSION} ${KERNEL_PRIORITY} || true
+pkg_postinst_kernel-base () {
 	if [ ! -e "$D/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}" ]; then
 		mkdir -p $D/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}
 	fi
@@ -349,6 +348,10 @@ pkg_postinst_kernel-image () {
 	fi
 }
 
+pkg_postinst_kernel-image () {
+	update-alternatives --install /${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${KERNEL_VERSION} ${KERNEL_PRIORITY} || true
+}
+
 pkg_postrm_kernel-image () {
 	update-alternatives --remove ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${KERNEL_VERSION} || true
 }