1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
index 8b47ae5957..e2f6b9cad2 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ class MetadataEvent(Event):
     def __init__(self, eventtype, eventdata):
         Event.__init__(self)
         self.type = eventtype
-        self.data = eventdata
+        self._localdata = eventdata
 
 class SanityCheck(Event):
     """