diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.21.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.21.5.bb
index 0bc9cbedc0..c8b9158e6c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.21.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.21.5.bb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ inherit cmake pkgconfig ptest
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
 PACKAGECONFIG:class-native ?= "compiler"
+PACKAGECONFIG:class-nativesdk ?= "compiler"
 PACKAGECONFIG[python] = ",,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[compiler] = "-Dprotobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES=ON,-Dprotobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES=OFF"