diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgpiod/libgpiod_1.6.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgpiod/libgpiod_1.6.3.bb
index e1c0e8922a..43264782e2 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgpiod/libgpiod_1.6.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgpiod/libgpiod_1.6.3.bb
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ FILES_${PN}-tools = "${bindir}/*"
 FILES_libgpiodcxx = "${libdir}/libgpiodcxx.so.*"
 FILES_${PN}-python = "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*.so"
 FILES_${PN}-staticdev += "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*.a"
-RRECOMMENDS_PYTHON = "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'python3', '${PN}-python', '',d)}"
-RRECOMMENDS_${PN}-python += "${RRECOMMENDS_PYTHON}"
+
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'python3', '${PN}-python', '', d)}"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG_append = " ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ptest', 'tests', '', d)}"