diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/bind_9.16.16.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/bind_9.16.16.bb
index 27aa6221ba..b152598402 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/bind_9.16.16.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/bind_9.16.16.bb
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/"
 # stay at 9.16 follow the ESV versions divisible by 4
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "(?P<pver>9.(16|20|24|28)(\.\d+)+(-P\d+)*)/"
 
+# Issue only affects dhcpd with recent bind versions. We don't ship dhcpd anymore
+# so the issue doesn't affect us.
+CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2019-6470"
+
 inherit autotools update-rc.d systemd useradd pkgconfig multilib_header update-alternatives
 
 # PACKAGECONFIGs readline and libedit should NOT be set at same time