diff --git a/meta/classes/image_types_wic.bbclass b/meta/classes/image_types_wic.bbclass
index 79f8d93b94c..940dc5f5774 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image_types_wic.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image_types_wic.bbclass
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ do_image_wic[deptask] += "do_image_complete"
 
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_DEFAULT = '${@bb.utils.contains_any("BUILD_ARCH", [ 'x86_64', 'i686' ], "syslinux-native", "",d)}'
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_DEFAULT += "bmap-tools-native cdrtools-native btrfs-tools-native squashfs-tools-native e2fsprogs-native erofs-utils-native"
+# Unified kernel images need objcopy
+WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_DEFAULT += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils"
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_BOOTLOADERS = ""
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_BOOTLOADERS:x86 = "syslinux grub-efi systemd-boot os-release"
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_BOOTLOADERS:x86-64 = "syslinux grub-efi systemd-boot os-release"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
index b9580d7e335..9282d36a4dc 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ DEPENDS = "\
            mtools-native bmap-tools-native grub-native cdrtools-native \
            btrfs-tools-native squashfs-tools-native pseudo-native \
            e2fsprogs-native util-linux-native tar-native erofs-utils-native \
+           virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils \
            "
 DEPENDS:append:x86 = " syslinux-native syslinux grub-efi systemd-boot"
 DEPENDS:append:x86-64 = " syslinux-native syslinux grub-efi systemd-boot"