diff --git a/recipes-core/initramfs-framework/initramfs-framework_1.0.bbappend b/recipes-core/initramfs-framework/initramfs-framework_1.0.bbappend
index 09a30a65..a2e073af 100644
--- a/recipes-core/initramfs-framework/initramfs-framework_1.0.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-core/initramfs-framework/initramfs-framework_1.0.bbappend
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ RDEPENDS:initramfs-module-ostree = "${PN}-base ostree-switchroot"
 FILES:initramfs-module-ostree = "/init.d/95-ostree"
 
 SUMMARY:initramfs-module-composefs = "initramfs support for booting composefs images"
-RDEPENDS:initramfs-module-composefs = "${PN}-base kernel-module-erofs kernel-module-overlay"
+RDEPENDS:initramfs-module-composefs = "${PN}-base"
 RDEPENDS:initramfs-module-composefs:append:cfs-signed = " fsverity-utils"
+RRECOMMENDS:initramfs-module-composefs = "kernel-module-erofs kernel-module-overlay"
 FILES:initramfs-module-composefs = "\
     /init.d/94-composefs \
     ${nonarch_libdir}/ostree/prepare-root.conf \