diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 379bed4..846b196 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
     imagedest = d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGEDEST')
 
     for type in types.split():
+        if bb.data.inherits_class('nopackages', d):
+            continue
         typelower = type.lower()
         d.appendVar('PACKAGES', ' %s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower))
         d.setVar('FILES_' + kname + '-image-' + typelower, '/' + imagedest + '/' + type + '-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}' + ' /' + imagedest + '/' + type)