diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 1bc4f6a4dc..cc466bd1b2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -1380,6 +1380,7 @@ python emit_pkgdata() {
         write_if_exists(sf, pkg, 'PKG')
         write_if_exists(sf, pkg, 'ALLOW_EMPTY')
         write_if_exists(sf, pkg, 'FILES')
+        write_if_exists(sf, pkg, 'CONFFILES')
         write_if_exists(sf, pkg, 'pkg_postinst')
         write_if_exists(sf, pkg, 'pkg_postrm')
         write_if_exists(sf, pkg, 'pkg_preinst')