diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-importlib-metadata_0.23.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-importlib-metadata_0.23.bb
index 851d703c9..8a971dac0 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-importlib-metadata_0.23.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-importlib-metadata_0.23.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 require python-importlib-metadata.inc
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-target += "python3-misc"
-RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-nativesdk += "python3-misc"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}_append_class-target = " python3-misc"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}_append_class-nativesdk = " python3-misc"