diff --git a/meta-raspberrypi/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bbappend b/meta-raspberrypi/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bbappend
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+++ b/meta-raspberrypi/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bbappend
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+RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-kernel_remove_rpi = "bpftool"
diff --git a/meta-raspberrypi/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/bpftool.bbappend b/meta-raspberrypi/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/bpftool.bbappend
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+++ b/meta-raspberrypi/dynamic-layers/openembedded-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/bpftool.bbappend
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+# remove it when we upgrade to kernel > 4.14
+#
+COMPATIBLE_HOST_rpi = "null"