diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/smem/smem_1.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/smem/smem_1.4.bb
index 702217a33d..947c47b0f6 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/smem/smem_1.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/smem/smem_1.4.bb
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} += "python-textutils python-compression python-shell python-codec
 PACKAGES =+ "smemcap"
 
 FILES_smemcap = "${bindir}/smemcap"
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"