diff --git a/scale_build/packages/build.py b/scale_build/packages/build.py
index 1e76861..8b9f707 100644
--- a/scale_build/packages/build.py
+++ b/scale_build/packages/build.py
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ class BuildPackageMixin:
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.dpkg_overlay_packages_path, 'Packages.gz')):
             self.run_in_chroot('apt update')
 
-        if self.kernel_module:
-            self.logger.debug('Installing truenas linux headers')
-            self.run_in_chroot('apt install -y /packages/linux-headers-truenas-production-amd64_*.deb')
-            self.run_in_chroot('apt install -y /packages/linux-headers-truenas-debug-amd64_*.deb')
-            self.run_in_chroot('apt install -y /packages/linux-image-truenas-production-amd64_*.deb')
-            self.run_in_chroot('apt install -y /packages/linux-image-truenas-debug-amd64_*.deb')
-
         self.execute_pre_depends_commands()
 
         self.run_in_chroot(f'cd {self.package_source} && mk-build-deps --build-dep', 'Failed mk-build-deps')
diff --git a/scale_build/packages/package.py b/scale_build/packages/package.py
index fd22957..66de433 100644
--- a/scale_build/packages/package.py
+++ b/scale_build/packages/package.py
@@ -108,10 +108,9 @@ class Package(BootstrapMixin, BuildPackageMixin, BuildCleanMixin, GitPackageMixi
 
             cp = run([DEPENDS_SCRIPT_PATH, control_file_path], log=False)
             info = json.loads(cp.stdout)
-            default_dependencies = {'kernel', 'kernel-dbg'} if self.kernel_module else set()
             self.build_depends = set(
                 normalize_build_depends(info['source_package']['build_depends'])
-            ) | default_dependencies
+            ) | self.explicit_deps
             self.source_package = info['source_package']['name']
             for bin_package in info['binary_packages']:
                 self._binary_packages.append(BinaryPackage(