diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.38.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.38.0.bb
index 155a9066ca..8fc9c9ce4f 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.38.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.38.0.bb
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ export SWIG_FEATURES
 
 export STAGING_DIR
 
+# disputed, upstream claims there is no bug
+CVE_CHECK_IGNORE = "CVE-2009-0127"
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"