diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc b/meta/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
index 1894715..073ac13 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ DEPENDS = "zlib"
 RPROVIDES = "ssh sshd"
 DEPENDS += "${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', 'libpam', '', d)}"
 
+PE = "1"
+
 SRC_URI = "http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/dropbear-${PV}.tar.gz \
 	         file://urandom-xauth-changes-to-options.h.patch \
 		 file://dropbear-0.53.1-static_build_fix.patch \