2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
index f1a289143b..6f2fa583f2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
@@ -975,9 +975,6 @@ def setscene_depvalid(task, taskdependees, notneeded, d, log=None):
 
         # Consider sysroot depending on sysroot tasks
         if taskdependees[task][1] == 'do_populate_sysroot' and taskdependees[dep][1] == 'do_populate_sysroot':
-            # base-passwd/shadow-sysroot don't need their dependencies
-            if taskdependees[dep][0].endswith(("base-passwd", "shadow-sysroot")):
-                continue
             # Allow excluding certain recursive dependencies. If a recipe needs it should add a
             # specific dependency itself, rather than relying on one of its dependees to pull
             # them in.
diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
index a8bebe102c..0a8f8ed9eb 100644
--- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += " \
 "
 
 # Nothing needs to depend on libc-initial/gcc-cross-initial
+# base-passwd/shadow-sysroot don't need their dependencies
 SSTATE_EXCLUDEDEPS_SYSROOT += "\
     .*->.*-initial.* \
+    .*(base-passwd|shadow-sysroot)->.* \
 "
 
 # We need to keep bitbake tools in PATH