1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
index 6eb6726033..a914a2c273 100644
--- a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ PID = "${@os.getpid()}"
 
 EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
 
+SDK_PACKAGING_FUNC ?= "create_shar"
+
 python () {
     # If we don't do this we try and run the mapping hooks while parsing which is slow
     # bitbake should really provide something to let us know this...
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ fakeroot python do_populate_sdk() {
 
     bb.build.exec_func("tar_sdk", d)
 
-    bb.build.exec_func("create_shar", d)
+    bb.build.exec_func(d.getVar("SDK_PACKAGING_FUNC", True), d)
 }
 
 fakeroot populate_sdk_image() {