diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.44.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.44.bb
index 0834384230..3ce266475b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.44.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.44.bb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ do_install:append:class-nativesdk() {
 	create_wrapper ${D}/${bindir}/file MAGIC=${datadir}/misc/magic.mgc
 	mkdir -p ${D}${SDKPATHNATIVE}/environment-setup.d
 	cat <<- EOF > ${D}${SDKPATHNATIVE}/environment-setup.d/file.sh
-		export MAGIC="$OECORE_NATIVE_SYSROOT${datadir}/misc/magic.mgc"
+		export MAGIC="${datadir}/misc/magic.mgc"
 	EOF
 }