diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxft_2.3.3.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxft_2.3.3.bb
index a6fb5642da..9695afd625 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxft_2.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxft_2.3.3.bb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ XORG_PN = "libXft"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
 
-python () {
-        if d.getVar('DEBIAN_NAMES'):
-            d.setVar('PKG:${PN}', '${MLPREFIX}libxft2')
+python populate_packages:prepend () {
+    if d.getVar('DEBIAN_NAMES'):
+        d.setVar('PKG:${PN}', '${MLPREFIX}libxft2')
 }