diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/sdk.py b/meta/lib/oe/sdk.py
index 6f10139a5a..e0e2086f85 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/sdk.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/sdk.py
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ class Sdk(object, metaclass=ABCMeta):
             bb.warn("cannot remove SDK dir: %s" % path)
 
     def install_locales(self, pm):
+        # This is only relevant for glibc
+        if self.d.getVar("TCLIBC") != "glibc":
+            return
+
         linguas = self.d.getVar("SDKIMAGE_LINGUAS")
         if linguas:
             if linguas == "all":