diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index e0a1ff74f9..b27e436b0d 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ LINUX_DEPENDENCIES = host-kmod
 LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_MICROCODE),intel-microcode) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE),linux-firmware) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_FREESCALE_IMX),firmware-imx) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_REGDB),wireless-regdb)
 
 # Starting with 4.16, the generated kconfig paser code is no longer