diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 9b565fc37d..b2187d7d5f 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         # emit the metadata which isnt valid shell
         data.expandKeys(envdata)
         for e in envdata.keys():
-            if data.getVarFlag( e, 'python', envdata ):
+            if envdata.getVarFlag(e, 'func', False) and envdata.getVarFlag(e, 'python', False):
                 logger.plain("\npython %s () {\n%s}\n", e, envdata.getVar(e, False))
 
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
index dbc6dea68d..b5dcdbd8f8 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ def inheritFromOS(d, savedenv, permitted):
 
 def emit_var(var, o=sys.__stdout__, d = init(), all=False):
     """Emit a variable to be sourced by a shell."""
-    if d.getVarFlag(var, "python", False):
+    func = d.getVarFlag(var, "func", False)
+    if d.getVarFlag(var, 'python', False) and func:
         return False
 
     export = d.getVarFlag(var, "export", False)
     unexport = d.getVarFlag(var, "unexport", False)
-    func = d.getVarFlag(var, "func", False)
     if not all and not export and not unexport and not func:
         return False