diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index f3252640cb..934072c44f 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         if task is None:
             task = self.configuration.cmd
 
-        fulltargetlist = self.checkPackages(pkgs_to_build)
+        fulltargetlist = self.checkPackages(pkgs_to_build, task)
         taskdata = {}
         localdata = {}
 
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ class BBCooker:
 
         return True
 
-    def checkPackages(self, pkgs_to_build):
+    def checkPackages(self, pkgs_to_build, task=None):
 
         # Return a copy, don't modify the original
         pkgs_to_build = pkgs_to_build[:]
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         if 'world' in pkgs_to_build:
             pkgs_to_build.remove('world')
             for mc in self.multiconfigs:
-                bb.providers.buildWorldTargetList(self.recipecaches[mc])
+                bb.providers.buildWorldTargetList(self.recipecaches[mc], task)
                 for t in self.recipecaches[mc].world_target:
                     if mc:
                         t = "multiconfig:" + mc + ":" + t
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
index 80701b2811..db02a0b0de 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def getRuntimeProviders(dataCache, rdepend):
     return rproviders
 
 
-def buildWorldTargetList(dataCache):
+def buildWorldTargetList(dataCache, task=None):
     """
     Build package list for "bitbake world"
     """
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ def buildWorldTargetList(dataCache):
     for f in dataCache.possible_world:
         terminal = True
         pn = dataCache.pkg_fn[f]
+        if task and task not in dataCache.task_deps[f]['tasks']:
+            logger.debug(2, "World build skipping %s as task %s doesn't exist", f, task)
+            terminal = False
 
         for p in dataCache.pn_provides[pn]:
             if p.startswith('virtual/'):