1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
index 8609156ca2..411b9d6309 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@ class PackageManager(object):
         cmd = [bb.utils.which(os.getenv('PATH'), "oe-pkgdata-util"),
                "glob", self.d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True), installed_pkgs_file,
                globs]
+        exclude = self.d.getVar('PACKAGE_EXCLUDE_COMPLEMENTARY', True)
+        if exclude:
+            cmd.extend(['-x', exclude])
         try:
             bb.note("Installing complementary packages ...")
             complementary_pkgs = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)