diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-raspberrypi-dev.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-raspberrypi-dev.bb
index 159e1a6..0879bcb 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-raspberrypi-dev.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-raspberrypi-dev.bb
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+python __anonymous() {
+    if "linux-raspberrypi-dev" not in d.getVar("PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel"):
+        msg = "Skipping linux-raspberrypi-dev as it is not the preferred " + \
+              "provider of virtual/kernel."
+        raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe(msg)
+}
+
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/linux-raspberrypi:"
 
 LINUX_VERSION ?= "4.11"