diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oe/package.py b/poky/meta/lib/oe/package.py
index efd36b3..6e83f01 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oe/package.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oe/package.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 
     shlib_provider = {}
     shlibs_dirs = d.getVar('SHLIBSDIRS').split()
-    list_re = re.compile('^(.*)\.list$')
+    list_re = re.compile(r'^(.*)\.list$')
     # Go from least to most specific since the last one found wins
     for dir in reversed(shlibs_dirs):
         bb.debug(2, "Reading shlib providers in %s" % (dir))