diff --git a/lib/bb/data_smart.py b/lib/bb/data_smart.py
index c597dbad..fc33d34c 100644
--- a/lib/bb/data_smart.py
+++ b/lib/bb/data_smart.py
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
     def setVar(self, var, value, **loginfo):
         #print("var=" + str(var) + "  val=" + str(value))
 
-        if not var.startswith("__anon_") and ("_append" in var or "_prepend" in var or "_remove" in var):
+        if not var.startswith("Requires") and not var.startswith("__anon_") and ("_append" in var or "_prepend" in var or "_remove" in var):
             info = "%s" % var
             if "file" in loginfo:
                 info += " file: %s" % loginfo["file"]