diff --git a/meta-zephyr-core/recipes-kernel/zephyr-kernel/zephyr-toolchain-zephyr.inc b/meta-zephyr-core/recipes-kernel/zephyr-kernel/zephyr-toolchain-zephyr.inc
index 9987e3c..a193314 100644
--- a/meta-zephyr-core/recipes-kernel/zephyr-kernel/zephyr-toolchain-zephyr.inc
+++ b/meta-zephyr-core/recipes-kernel/zephyr-kernel/zephyr-toolchain-zephyr.inc
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ deltask generate_toolchain_file
 # Provide a suitable location to store the toolchain capabilites cache
 ZEPHYR_USER_CACHE_DIR = "${B}/.cache"
 EXTRA_OECMAKE:append = " -DUSER_CACHE_DIR=${ZEPHYR_USER_CACHE_DIR}"
+
+# Inhibit packaging steps that require the Yocto toolchain
+INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT = "1"
+INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP = "1"