--- xnu/xnu-517.7.21/libsa/kext.cpp
+++ xnu/xnu-792.24.17/libsa/kext.cpp
@@ -335,9 +335,11 @@
 static bool
 figureDependenciesForKext(OSDictionary * kextPlist,
     OSDictionary * dependencies,
-    OSString * trueParent)
+    OSString * trueParent,
+    Boolean    skipKernelDependencies)
 {
     bool result = true;
+    bool hasDirectKernelDependency = false;
     OSString * kextName = 0;  // don't release
     OSDictionary * libraries = 0;  // don't release
     OSCollectionIterator * keyIterator = 0; // must release
@@ -379,9 +381,26 @@
             result = false;
             goto finish;
         } else {
-            dependencies->setObject(libraryName,
+            char is_kernel_component;
+
+            if (!kextIsDependency(libraryName->getCStringNoCopy(), &is_kernel_component))
+                is_kernel_component = false;
+
+            if (!skipKernelDependencies || !is_kernel_component) {
+                dependencies->setObject(libraryName,
+                    trueParent ? trueParent : kextName);
+            }
+            if (!hasDirectKernelDependency && is_kernel_component) {
+                hasDirectKernelDependency = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!hasDirectKernelDependency) {
+        /* a kext without any kernel dependency is assumed dependent on 6.0 */
+        dependencies->setObject("com.apple.kernel.libkern",
                 trueParent ? trueParent : kextName);
-        }
+        IOLog("Extension \"%s\" has no kernel dependency.\n",
+        	kextName->getCStringNoCopy());
     }
 
 finish:
@@ -504,7 +523,7 @@
         goto finish;
     }
 
-    if (!figureDependenciesForKext(kextPlist, workingDependencies, NULL)) {
+    if (!figureDependenciesForKext(kextPlist, workingDependencies, NULL, false)) {
         IOLog("can't determine immediate dependencies for extension %s\n",
             kmod_name);
         result = false;
@@ -570,7 +589,7 @@
                 * binaryless, dependency.
                 */
                 if (!figureDependenciesForKext(kextPlist, pendingDependencies,
-                    dependentName)) {
+                    dependentName, true)) {
 
                     IOLog("can't determine immediate dependencies for extension %s\n",
                         library_name);
@@ -634,7 +653,7 @@
            /* Now put the library's dependencies onto the pending set.
             */
             if (!figureDependenciesForKext(kextPlist, pendingDependencies,
-                NULL)) {
+                NULL, false)) {
 
                 IOLog("can't determine immediate dependencies for extension %s\n",
                     library_name);