diff --git a/classes/gnome.bbclass b/classes/gnome.bbclass
index 7bc5d9c14e..0a32a7796d 100644
--- a/classes/gnome.bbclass
+++ b/classes/gnome.bbclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 inherit gnomebase gtk-icon-cache gconf mime
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--enable-introspection=no"
-
+BBCLASSEXTEND += "native"