diff --git a/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf b/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
index 0026e04447..d9b7c4cfb3 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ BBFILE_PATTERN_meta-initramfs := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 
 BBFILE_PRIORITY_meta-initramfs = "8"
 LAYERDEPENDS_meta-initramfs = "core"
+
+SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += " \
+  dracut->virtual/kernel \
+"