diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/clutter.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/clutter.bbclass
index 5edab0e..24b53a1 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/clutter.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/clutter.bbclass
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
 SRC_URI = "${GNOME_MIRROR}/${REALNAME}/${VERMINOR}/${REALNAME}-${PV}.tar.xz;name=archive"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/${REALNAME}-${PV}"
 
-inherit autotools pkgconfig gtk-doc gettext
+CLUTTERBASEBUILDCLASS ??= "autotools"
+inherit ${CLUTTERBASEBUILDCLASS} pkgconfig gtk-doc gettext