diff --git a/meta/classes/image-live.bbclass b/meta/classes/image-live.bbclass
index 2f3261ec16..bfb59f808b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image-live.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image-live.bbclass
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ LABELS_append = " ${SYSLINUX_LABELS} "
 ROOTFS ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}.ext3"
 
 do_bootimg[depends] += "${INITRD_IMAGE}:do_rootfs"
-do_bootimg[depends] += "${IMAGE_BASENAME}:do_rootfs"
+do_bootimg[depends] += "${PN}:do_rootfs"
 
 inherit bootimg
diff --git a/meta/classes/image-vmdk.bbclass b/meta/classes/image-vmdk.bbclass
index 736d1d79b2..6f7df3f3ee 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image-vmdk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image-vmdk.bbclass
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SYSLINUX_LABELS = "boot"
 LABELS_append = " ${SYSLINUX_LABELS} "
 
 # need to define the dependency and the ROOTFS for directdisk
-do_bootdirectdisk[depends] += "${IMAGE_BASENAME}:do_rootfs"
+do_bootdirectdisk[depends] += "${PN}:do_rootfs"
 ROOTFS ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}.ext3"
 
 # creating VMDK relies on having a live hddimg so ensure we