diff --git a/poky/meta/classes-recipe/update-alternatives.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes-recipe/update-alternatives.bbclass
index 970d9bc..55e0b95 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes-recipe/update-alternatives.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes-recipe/update-alternatives.bbclass
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 
     return updates
 
-PACKAGESPLITFUNCS:prepend = "populate_packages_updatealternatives "
+PACKAGESPLITFUNCS =+ "populate_packages_updatealternatives"
 
 python populate_packages_updatealternatives () {
     if not update_alternatives_enabled(d):