diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 5191d04..56ba8bc 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@
             cves_status.append([product, False])
 
     conn.close()
+    diff_ignore = list(set(cve_ignore) - set(cves_ignored))
+    if diff_ignore:
+        oe.qa.handle_error("cve_status_not_in_db", "Found CVE (%s) with CVE_STATUS set that are not found in database for this component" % " ".join(diff_ignore), d)
 
     if not cves_in_recipe:
         bb.note("No CVE records for products in recipe %s" % (pn))