diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 00298cf3c4..a714b08225 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -925,11 +925,15 @@ python package_depchains() {
 		rreclist = explode_deps(bb.data.getVar('RRECOMMENDS_' + pkg, d, 1) or bb.data.getVar('RRECOMMENDS', d, 1) or "")
 
 		for depend in rdepends:
+			if depend.find('virtual-locale-') != -1:
+				#bb.note("Skipping %s" % depend)
+				continue
 			if depend.endswith('-dev'):
 				depend = depend.replace('-dev', '')
 			if depend.endswith('-dbg'):
 				depend = depend.replace('-dbg', '')
 			pkgname = getname(depend, suffix)
+			#bb.note("Adding %s for %s" % (pkgname, depend))
 			if not pkgname in rreclist:
 				rreclist.append(pkgname)