diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass b/yocto-poky/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
index 1fa1634..7d523a1 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
     if d.getVar('PACKAGES', True) != '':
         deps = ' rpm-native:do_populate_sysroot virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot'
         d.appendVarFlag('do_package_write_rpm', 'depends', deps)
-        d.setVarFlag('do_package_write_rpm', 'fakeroot', 1)
+        d.setVarFlag('do_package_write_rpm', 'fakeroot', '1')
 }
 
 SSTATETASKS += "do_package_write_rpm"