diff --git a/lib/functions/bsp/armbian-bsp-cli-deb.sh b/lib/functions/bsp/armbian-bsp-cli-deb.sh
index b24d1bf48fe8..78735c476b7a 100644
--- a/lib/functions/bsp/armbian-bsp-cli-deb.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/bsp/armbian-bsp-cli-deb.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function compile_armbian-bsp-cli() {
 		Architecture: $ARCH
 		Maintainer: $MAINTAINER <$MAINTAINERMAIL>
 		Section: kernel
-		Priority: optional
+		Priority: required
 		Recommends: bsdutils, parted, util-linux, toilet
 		Description: Armbian CLI BSP for board '${BOARD}' branch '${BRANCH}' ${extra_description[@]}
 	EOF
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ function reversion_armbian-bsp-cli_deb_contents() {
 		depends_base_files=""
 	fi
 	cat <<- EOF >> "${control_file_new}"
-		Depends: bash, linux-base, u-boot-tools, initramfs-tools, lsb-release, fping, device-tree-compiler${depends_base_files}
+		Depends: bash, linux-base, linux-image-armbian, u-boot-tools, initramfs-tools, lsb-release, fping, device-tree-compiler${depends_base_files}
 		Replaces: zram-config, armbian-bsp-cli-${BOARD}${EXTRA_BSP_NAME} (<< ${REVISION})
 		Breaks: armbian-bsp-cli-${BOARD}${EXTRA_BSP_NAME} (<< ${REVISION})
 		Provides: armbian-bsp-cli
diff --git a/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-debs.sh b/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-debs.sh
index 4cdb4c0b54ca..012addd09bde 100644
--- a/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-debs.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-debs.sh
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ function kernel_package_callback_linux_image() {
 		Section: kernel
 		Priority: optional
 		Provides: linux-image, linux-image-armbian, armbian-$BRANCH, wireguard-modules
+		Conflicts: linux-image
 		Description: Armbian Linux $BRANCH kernel image $kernel_version_family
 		 This package contains the Linux kernel, modules and corresponding other files.
 		 ${artifact_version_reason:-"${kernel_version_family}"}