diff --git a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
index f213c18bf5..c05ab4b0a0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def autotools_dep_prepend(d):
 
 	if pn in ['autoconf-native', 'automake-native', 'help2man-native']:
 		return deps
-	deps += 'autoconf-native automake-native help2man-native '
+	deps += 'autoconf-native automake-native '
 
 	if not pn in ['libtool', 'libtool-native'] and not pn.endswith("libtool-cross"):
 		deps += 'libtool-native '
diff --git a/scripts/help2man b/scripts/help2man
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2bb8d868bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/help2man
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+exit 1