diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/libxml2/libxml2_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/libxml2/libxml2_%.bbappend
index 42046b1..64b755a 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/libxml2/libxml2_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/libxml2/libxml2_%.bbappend
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 # OpenBMC doesn't use python anymore, so no need for libxml python bindings
 PACKAGECONFIG:remove:openbmc-phosphor:class-target = "python"
+
+# Upstream bitbake currently has a bug that requires an explicit
+# inherit here.  See https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15361
+inherit python3targetconfig