diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.16.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.16.2.bb
index bfc37c2763..ca7cca4457 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.16.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.16.2.bb
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ inherit pkgconfig pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
 # it's lowercase pyicu instead of ${PYPI_PACKAGE} in this version
 S = "${UNPACKDIR}/pyicu-${PV}"
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"