diff --git a/meta/classes/icecc.bbclass b/meta/classes/icecc.bbclass
index 8a351cf3b8..77bf61133e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/icecc.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/icecc.bbclass
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def icecc_dep_prepend(d):
 
 DEPENDS_prepend += "${@icecc_dep_prepend(d)} "
 
+get_cross_kernel_cc[vardepsexclude] += "KERNEL_CC"
 def get_cross_kernel_cc(bb,d):
     kernel_cc = d.getVar('KERNEL_CC', False)