diff --git a/meta/classes-global/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/sstate.bbclass
index 0f11a528b5..08e6421093 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/sstate.bbclass
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def sstate_install(ss, d):
     for lock in locks:
         bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
 
-sstate_install[vardepsexclude] += "SSTATE_ALLOW_OVERLAP_FILES STATE_MANMACH SSTATE_MANFILEPREFIX"
+sstate_install[vardepsexclude] += "SSTATE_ALLOW_OVERLAP_FILES SSTATE_MANMACH SSTATE_MANFILEPREFIX"
 sstate_install[vardeps] += "${SSTATEPOSTINSTFUNCS}"
 
 def sstate_installpkg(ss, d):