diff --git a/fs/common.mk b/fs/common.mk
index 41ee86daca..4387d069a1 100644
--- a/fs/common.mk
+++ b/fs/common.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ rootfs-$(1): $$(BINARIES_DIR)/rootfs.$(1) $$(ROOTFS_$(2)_POST_TARGETS)
 
 ifeq ($$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_$(2)),y)
 TARGETS_ROOTFS += rootfs-$(1)
-PACKAGES += $$(ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES)
+PACKAGES += $$(filter-out rootfs-%,$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES))
 endif
 endef