diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
index 77a765d7cb..935c4f6b9b 100644
--- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += " \
 # (e.g. X -> Y -> binutils-cross -> bison-native) no longer meet the
 # dependency incidentally. This improves determinism and avoids build
 # failures when people switch to external toolchains.
+# libarchive only needs e2fsprogs headers at buildtime
 SSTATE_EXCLUDEDEPS_SYSROOT += "\
     .*->autoconf-native \
     .*->automake-native \
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ SSTATE_EXCLUDEDEPS_SYSROOT += "\
     .*->gperf-native \
     .*->gtk-doc-native \
     .*->texinfo-native \
+    libarchive-native->e2fsprogs-native \
 "
 # Nothing needs to depend on libc-initial
 # base-passwd/shadow-sysroot don't need their dependencies