diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
index fcf0a1ec0c..ee84d4039d 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ PNBLACKLIST[core-image-x11] = "not buildable with poky-tiny"
 PNBLACKLIST[core-image-weston] = "not buildable with poky-tiny"
 
 # Disable python usage in opkg-utils since it won't build with tiny config
-PACKAGECONFIG_pn-opkg-utils = ""
+PACKAGECONFIG_remove_pn-opkg-utils = "python"