2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/image-buildinfo.bbclass b/meta/classes/image-buildinfo.bbclass
index 213fb9cf9b..87a6a1a489 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image-buildinfo.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image-buildinfo.bbclass
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ def buildinfo_target(d):
 
 # Write build information to target filesystem
 python buildinfo () {
+    if not d.getVar('IMAGE_BUILDINFO_FILE'):
+        return
     with open(d.expand('${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${IMAGE_BUILDINFO_FILE}'), 'w') as build:
         build.writelines((
             '''-----------------------
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/containerimage.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/containerimage.py
index 99a5cc9e57..8deaae75d8 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/containerimage.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/containerimage.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class ContainerImageTests(OESelftestTestCase):
 IMAGE_FSTYPES = "container"
 PACKAGE_CLASSES = "package_ipk"
 IMAGE_FEATURES = ""
+IMAGE_BUILDINFO_FILE = ""
 """)
 
         bbvars = get_bb_vars(['bindir', 'sysconfdir', 'localstatedir',