diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cvxopt_1.2.5.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cvxopt_1.2.5.bb
index b440d62bd5..ef06b56022 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cvxopt_1.2.5.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-cvxopt_1.2.5.bb
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ inherit setuptools3
 export CVXOPT_BLAS_LIB_DIR = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}"
 export CVXOPT_SUITESPARSE_LIB_DIR = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}"
 export CVXOPT_SUITESPARSE_INC_DIR = "${STAGING_INCDIR}"
+
+EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"