diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index b346a60..437b8c7 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
         d.setVar('ALLOW_EMPTY_%s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower), '1')
 
     image = d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE')
-    if image:
+    image_bundle = d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE')
+    if image and bb.utils.to_boolean(image_bundle, False):
         d.appendVarFlag('do_bundle_initramfs', 'depends', ' ${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}:do_image_complete')
 
     # NOTE: setting INITRAMFS_TASK is for backward compatibility