1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index d371daaf9b..90ef272c24 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -112,11 +112,7 @@ python do_package_deb () {
             pkgname = pkg
         bb.data.setVar('PKG', pkgname, localdata)
 
-        overrides = bb.data.getVar('OVERRIDES', localdata)
-        if not overrides:
-            raise bb.build.FuncFailed('OVERRIDES not defined')
-        overrides = bb.data.expand(overrides, localdata)
-        bb.data.setVar('OVERRIDES', overrides + ':' + pkg, localdata)
+        bb.data.setVar('OVERRIDES', pkg, localdata)
 
         bb.data.update_data(localdata)
         basedir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(root))