diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index e3ac4d20a3..6cd389a296 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ class FetchMethod(object):
         # We cannot compute checksums for directories
         if os.path.isdir(urldata.localpath) == True:
             return False
+        if urldata.localpath.find("*") != -1:
+             return False
 
         return True