diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/wayland-protocols_1.38.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/wayland-protocols_1.38.bb
index 3e628ab113..be6b732b1a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/wayland-protocols_1.38.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/wayland-protocols_1.38.bb
@@ -21,7 +21,5 @@ inherit meson pkgconfig allarch
 
 EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Dtests=false"
 
-FILES:${PN} += "${datadir}/pkgconfig/wayland-protocols.pc"
-
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"