diff --git a/meta/classes/python3native.bbclass b/meta/classes/python3native.bbclass
index d7b2d357e9..ef468b3fde 100644
--- a/meta/classes/python3native.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/python3native.bbclass
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ inherit python3-dir
 
 PYTHON="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/${PYTHON_PN}-native/${PYTHON_PN}"
 EXTRANATIVEPATH += "${PYTHON_PN}-native"
-DEPENDS += " ${PYTHON_PN}-native "
+DEPENDS_append = " ${PYTHON_PN}-native "
 
 # python-config and other scripts are using distutils modules
 # which we patch to access these variables
diff --git a/meta/classes/pythonnative.bbclass b/meta/classes/pythonnative.bbclass
index bd239fa792..4e0381b568 100644
--- a/meta/classes/pythonnative.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/pythonnative.bbclass
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PYTHON="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/${PYTHON_PN}-native/${PYTHON_PN}"
 # PYTHON_EXECUTABLE is used by cmake
 PYTHON_EXECUTABLE="${PYTHON}"
 EXTRANATIVEPATH += "${PYTHON_PN}-native"
-DEPENDS += " ${PYTHON_PN}-native "
+DEPENDS_append = " ${PYTHON_PN}-native "
 
 # python-config and other scripts are using distutils modules
 # which we patch to access these variables