diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index e8d7aef..3ed048e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -1310,6 +1310,8 @@ python package_do_filedeps() {
 
     # Determine dependencies
     for pkg in packages.split():
+        if d.getVar('SKIP_FILEDEPS_' + pkg, True) == '1':
+            continue
         if pkg.endswith('-dbg') or pkg.endswith('-doc') or pkg.find('-locale-') != -1 or pkg.find('-localedata-') != -1 or pkg.find('-gconv-') != -1 or pkg.find('-charmap-') != -1 or pkg.startswith('kernel-module-'):
             continue