diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
index a44c6de4..4194dda4 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 # Make workdir and stamps machine-specific without changing common PN target
 WORKDIR = "${TMPDIR}/work/${DISTRO}-${DISTRO_ARCH}/${PN}-${MACHINE}/${PV}-${PR}"
-DEPLOYDIR = "${WORKDIR}/deploy"
 STAMP = "${STAMPS_DIR}/${DISTRO}-${DISTRO_ARCH}/${PN}-${MACHINE}/${PV}-${PR}"
 STAMPCLEAN = "${STAMPS_DIR}/${DISTRO}-${DISTRO_ARCH}/${PN}-${MACHINE}/*-*"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/initramfs.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/initramfs.bbclass
index 1b3133d7..e0a5f5ab 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/initramfs.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/initramfs.bbclass
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # Make workdir and stamps machine-specific without changing common PN target
 WORKDIR = "${TMPDIR}/work/${DISTRO}-${DISTRO_ARCH}/${PN}-${MACHINE}/${PV}-${PR}"
-DEPLOYDIR = "${WORKDIR}/deploy"
 STAMP = "${STAMPS_DIR}/${DISTRO}-${DISTRO_ARCH}/${PN}-${MACHINE}/${PV}-${PR}"
 STAMPCLEAN = "${STAMPS_DIR}/${DISTRO}-${DISTRO_ARCH}/${PN}-${MACHINE}/*-*"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
index 312b7904..aaacd1e6 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ inherit sbom
 ROOTFS_ARCH ?= "${DISTRO_ARCH}"
 ROOTFS_DISTRO ?= "${DISTRO}"
 
+DEPLOYDIR = "${WORKDIR}/deploy"
+
 # This variable is intended to be set if dracut is
 # the default initramfs generator and it is not
 # possible to derive the value in another way