diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyyaml_6.0.1.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyyaml_6.0.1.bb
index 61f7cbc6b3..102e2f2498 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyyaml_6.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyyaml_6.0.1.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-Fix-builds-with-Cython-3.patch"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "bfdf460b1736c775f2ba9f6a92bca30bc2095067b8a9d77876d1fad6cc3b4a43"
 
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= "libyaml"
+PACKAGECONFIG[libyaml] = "--with-libyaml,--without-libyaml,libyaml"
+
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
     ${PYTHON_PN}-datetime \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-netclient \