diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 9885d94..8a94e30 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ python package_do_split_locales() {
         return
 
     dvar = d.getVar('PKGD', True)
-    pn = "%s%s" % (d.getVar('MLPREFIX', True) or "", d.getVar('LOCALEBASEPN', True))
+    pn = d.getVar('LOCALEBASEPN', True)
 
     if pn + '-locale' in packages:
         packages.remove(pn + '-locale')