diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
index 823dbe6db6..88fd2dfc19 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ python do_build_sysroot () {
     bb.build.exec_func("extend_recipe_sysroot", d)
 }
 addtask do_build_sysroot after do_prepare_recipe_sysroot before do_build
+do_build_sysroot[vardepsexclude] += "extend_recipe_sysroot"
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