diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc b/meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc
index 01108c96b8..d38ba7e1d2 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-tests \
                 --disable-systemd \
                 --without-dbus-glib"
 
-EXTRA_OECONF_class-native = "--disable-selinux"
+EXTRA_OECONF_append_class-native = " --disable-selinux"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', 'systemd', '', d)} \
                    ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'x11', 'x11', '', d)}"