diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/python/files/0001-conditionally-do-not-fetch-code-by-easy_install.patch b/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/python/files/0001-conditionally-do-not-fetch-code-by-easy_install.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b17921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/python/files/0001-conditionally-do-not-fetch-code-by-easy_install.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From 019422d19c6401fa8f45b1311ecd31bb087c809d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
+Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:13:38 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] conditionally do not fetch code by easy_install
+
+If var-NO_FETCH_BUILD is set, do not allow to fetch code from
+internet by easy_install.
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe specific]
+
+Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
+---
+ setuptools/command/easy_install.py | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+index 85ee40f..7eb9d2a 100755
+--- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
++++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+@@ -637,6 +637,11 @@ class easy_install(Command):
+             os.path.exists(tmpdir) and rmtree(rmtree_safe(tmpdir))
+ 
+     def easy_install(self, spec, deps=False):
++        if os.environ.get('NO_FETCH_BUILD', None):
++            log.error("ERROR: Do not try to fetch `%s' for building. "
++                      "Please add its native recipe to DEPENDS." % spec)
++            return None
++
+         if not self.editable:
+             self.install_site_py()
+ 
+-- 
+2.7.4
+