diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/pango/pango.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/pango/pango.inc
index c9e92f0..8eb920a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/pango/pango.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/pango/pango.inc
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
     prologue = d.getVar("postinst_prologue", True)
 
     modules_root = d.expand('${libdir}/pango/${LIBV}/modules')
-
-    do_split_packages(d, modules_root, '^pango-(.*)\.so$', 'pango-module-%s', 'Pango module %s', prologue + '${bindir}/${MLPREFIX}pango-querymodules > /etc/pango/${MLPREFIX}pango.modules')
+    
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(d.expand('${D}'), modules_root)):
+       do_split_packages(d, modules_root, '^pango-(.*)\.so$', 'pango-module-%s', 'Pango module %s', prologue + '${bindir}/${MLPREFIX}pango-querymodules > /etc/pango/${MLPREFIX}pango.modules')
 }
 
 FILES_${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/pango/* ${bindir}/* ${libdir}/libpango*${SOLIBS}"