diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/rpm/__init__.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/rpm/__init__.py
index 1d831745ff..cd6efe3d3b 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/rpm/__init__.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/rpm/__init__.py
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ class RpmPM(PackageManager):
                              "-c", oe.path.join(self.target_rootfs, "etc/dnf/dnf.conf"),
                              "--setopt=reposdir=%s" %(oe.path.join(self.target_rootfs, "etc/yum.repos.d")),
                              "--installroot=%s" % (self.target_rootfs),
-                             "--setopt=logdir=%s" % (self.d.getVar('T'))
+                             "--setopt=logdir=%s" % (self.d.getVar('T')),
+                             "--setopt=optional_metadata_types=filelists",
                             ]
         if hasattr(self, "rpm_repo_dir"):
             standard_dnf_args.append("--repofrompath=oe-repo,%s" % (self.rpm_repo_dir))