diff --git a/meta/classes/distutils-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/distutils-base.bbclass
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+DEPENDS  += "${@["${PYTHON_PN}-native ${PYTHON_PN}", ""][(d.getVar('PACKAGES', True) == '')]}"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${@['', '${PYTHON_PN}-core']['${CLASSOVERRIDE}' == 'class-target']}"
+
+inherit distutils-common-base pythonnative