diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-world-pkgdata.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-world-pkgdata.bb
index 0438bf6138..954675f383 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-world-pkgdata.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-world-pkgdata.bb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ python do_collect_packagedata() {
     oe.copy_buildsystem.generate_locked_sigs(sigfile, d)
 }
 
+inherit nopackages
 deltask do_fetch
 deltask do_unpack
 deltask do_patch