diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/nativesdk.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/nativesdk.bbclass
index 4e57349aa0..7ecb4c12c1 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/nativesdk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/nativesdk.bbclass
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ python () {
     clsextend.rename_package_variables((d.getVar("PACKAGEVARS") or "").split())
 
     clsextend.map_depends_variable("DEPENDS")
+    clsextend.map_depends_variable("PACKAGE_WRITE_DEPS")
     clsextend.map_packagevars()
     clsextend.map_variable("PROVIDES")
     clsextend.map_regexp_variable("PACKAGES_DYNAMIC")