diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
index 5010bada79..ee2d6224a5 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ def fork_off_task(cfg, data, databuilder, workerdata, fn, task, taskname, append
                 the_data = databuilder.mcdata[mc]
                 the_data.setVar("BB_WORKERCONTEXT", "1")
                 the_data.setVar("BB_TASKDEPDATA", taskdepdata)
+                if cfg.limited_deps:
+                    the_data.setVar("BB_LIMITEDDEPS", "1")
                 the_data.setVar("BUILDNAME", workerdata["buildname"])
                 the_data.setVar("DATE", workerdata["date"])
                 the_data.setVar("TIME", workerdata["time"])
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index a7b9745e89..80007c53de 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1409,6 +1409,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         item = info_array[0].pn
         self.recipecaches[mc].ignored_dependencies = set()
         self.recipecaches[mc].bbfile_priority[fn] = 1
+        self.configuration.limited_deps = True
 
         # Remove external dependencies
         self.recipecaches[mc].task_deps[fn]['depends'] = {}
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
index d9eab562cf..53f458786f 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class CookerConfiguration(object):
         self.interface = []
         self.writeeventlog = False
         self.server_only = False
+        self.limited_deps = False
 
         self.env = {}