diff --git a/meta-selftest/recipes-test/emptytest/emptytest.bb b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/emptytest/emptytest.bb
index e87f4d7543..905c6694f3 100644
--- a/meta-selftest/recipes-test/emptytest/emptytest.bb
+++ b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/emptytest/emptytest.bb
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ include test_recipe.inc
 # Set LICENSE to something so that bitbake -p that is ran at the beginning
 # is successful since test_recipe.inc has not yet been modified.
 LICENSE = ""
+
+EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"