diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs_deb.bbclass
index 881fdbd..244dc05 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs_deb.bbclass
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP  = "run-postinsts"
 
 do_rootfs[depends] += "dpkg-native:do_populate_sysroot apt-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 do_rootfs[recrdeptask] += "do_package_write_deb"
+do_rootfs[vardepsexclude] += "BUILDNAME"
 
 do_rootfs[lockfiles] += "${DEPLOY_DIR_DEB}/deb.lock"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
index 46e8d60..d3228b9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP  = "run-postinsts"
 
 do_rootfs[depends] += "opkg-native:do_populate_sysroot opkg-utils-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 do_rootfs[recrdeptask] += "do_package_write_ipk"
+do_rootfs[vardepsexclude] += "BUILDNAME"
 
 do_rootfs[lockfiles] += "${WORKDIR}/ipk.lock"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs_rpm.bbclass
index d95ccfa..c07a948 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs_rpm.bbclass
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ do_rootfs[depends] += "opkg-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 do_rootfs[depends] += "createrepo-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 
 do_rootfs[recrdeptask] += "do_package_write_rpm"
+do_rootfs[vardepsexclude] += "BUILDNAME"
 
 RPM_PREPROCESS_COMMANDS = "package_update_index_rpm; package_generate_rpm_conf; "
 RPM_POSTPROCESS_COMMANDS = ""