diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
index 328f6ab364..2c0e508e32 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ deltask do_install
 deltask do_populate_sysroot
 
 python () {
-    cve_check_db_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE")
-    if not cve_check_db_file:
+    if not bb.data.inherits_class("cve-check", d):
         raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("Skip recipe when cve-check class is not loaded.")
 
     if os.path.exists("%s-journal" % cve_check_db_file ):