diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/newt/libnewt-python_0.52.20.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/newt/libnewt-python_0.52.20.bb
index 20369effeb..433d184c71 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/newt/libnewt-python_0.52.20.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/newt/libnewt-python_0.52.20.bb
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ PACKAGES_remove = "whiptail"
 
 FILES_${PN} = "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*"
 
-BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"