diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
index e1e0e04..06e3b21 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
             return
         statement = "grep -q -w '/etc/init.d/functions' %s" % path
         if subprocess.call(statement, shell=True) == 0:
-            d.appendVar('RDEPENDS_' + pkg, ' initd-functions')
+            mlprefix = d.getVar('MLPREFIX') or ""
+            d.appendVar('RDEPENDS_' + pkg, ' %sinitd-functions' % (mlprefix))
 
     def update_rcd_package(pkg):
         bb.debug(1, 'adding update-rc.d calls to preinst/postinst/prerm/postrm for %s' % pkg)