diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
index 5d02bab..62ec214 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
     """Performs final steps upon the datastore, including application of overrides"""
     d.finalize(parent = True)
 
-def build_dependencies(key, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, d):
+def build_dependencies(key, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, ignored_vars, d):
     deps = set()
     try:
         if key[-1] == ']':
@@ -283,12 +283,15 @@
             return deps, value
         varflags = d.getVarFlags(key, ["vardeps", "vardepvalue", "vardepsexclude", "exports", "postfuncs", "prefuncs", "lineno", "filename"]) or {}
         vardeps = varflags.get("vardeps")
+        exclusions = varflags.get("vardepsexclude", "").split()
 
-        def handle_contains(value, contains, d):
+        def handle_contains(value, contains, exclusions, d):
             newvalue = []
             if value:
                 newvalue.append(str(value))
             for k in sorted(contains):
+                if k in exclusions or k in ignored_vars:
+                    continue
                 l = (d.getVar(k) or "").split()
                 for item in sorted(contains[k]):
                     for word in item.split():
@@ -316,7 +319,7 @@
                 parser.parse_python(value, filename=varflags.get("filename"), lineno=varflags.get("lineno"))
                 deps = deps | parser.references
                 deps = deps | (keys & parser.execs)
-                value = handle_contains(value, parser.contains, d)
+                value = handle_contains(value, parser.contains, exclusions, d)
             else:
                 value, parsedvar = d.getVarFlag(key, "_content", False, retparser=True)
                 parser = bb.codeparser.ShellParser(key, logger)
@@ -324,7 +327,7 @@
                 deps = deps | shelldeps
                 deps = deps | parsedvar.references
                 deps = deps | (keys & parser.execs) | (keys & parsedvar.execs)
-                value = handle_contains(value, parsedvar.contains, d)
+                value = handle_contains(value, parsedvar.contains, exclusions, d)
                 if hasattr(parsedvar, "removes"):
                     value = handle_remove(value, deps, parsedvar.removes, d)
             if vardeps is None:
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@
             value, parser = d.getVarFlag(key, "_content", False, retparser=True)
             deps |= parser.references
             deps = deps | (keys & parser.execs)
-            value = handle_contains(value, parser.contains, d)
+            value = handle_contains(value, parser.contains, exclusions, d)
             if hasattr(parser, "removes"):
                 value = handle_remove(value, deps, parser.removes, d)
 
@@ -359,7 +362,7 @@
                 deps |= set(varfdeps)
 
         deps |= set((vardeps or "").split())
-        deps -= set(varflags.get("vardepsexclude", "").split())
+        deps -= set(exclusions)
     except bb.parse.SkipRecipe:
         raise
     except Exception as e:
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@
 
     tasklist = d.getVar('__BBTASKS', False) or []
     for task in tasklist:
-        deps[task], values[task] = build_dependencies(task, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, d)
+        deps[task], values[task] = build_dependencies(task, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, ignored_vars, d)
         newdeps = deps[task]
         seen = set()
         while newdeps:
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@
             newdeps = set()
             for dep in nextdeps:
                 if dep not in deps:
-                    deps[dep], values[dep] = build_dependencies(dep, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, d)
+                    deps[dep], values[dep] = build_dependencies(dep, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, ignored_vars, d)
                 newdeps |=  deps[dep]
             newdeps -= seen
         #print "For %s: %s" % (task, str(deps[task]))