diff --git a/rules/initramfs-tools.mk b/rules/initramfs-tools.mk
index 3b797762dc..badc584dd2 100644
--- a/rules/initramfs-tools.mk
+++ b/rules/initramfs-tools.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ $(INITRAMFS_TOOLS)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/initramfs-tools
 SONIC_MAKE_DEBS += $(INITRAMFS_TOOLS)
 
 INITRAMFS_TOOLS_CORE = initramfs-tools-core_$(INITRAMFS_TOOLS_VERSION)_all.deb
-$(eval $(call add_derived_package,$(INITRAMFS_TOOLS),$(INITRAMFS_TOOLS_CORE)))
+$(eval $(call add_extra_package,$(INITRAMFS_TOOLS),$(INITRAMFS_TOOLS_CORE)))
 
 SONIC_STRETCH_DEBS += $(INITRAMFS_TOOLS) $(INITRAMFS_TOOLS_CORE)