diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
index f560dec..bd37006 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "(?P<pver>\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)*)"
 
+RECIPE_NO_UPDATE_REASON = "Recipe is updated through a separate process"
+
 # Skip processing of this recipe if it is not explicitly specified as the
 # PREFERRED_PROVIDER for virtual/kernel. This avoids network access required
 # by the use of AUTOREV SRCREVs, which are the default for this recipe.