diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/newt/libnewt-python_0.52.14.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/newt/libnewt-python_0.52.14.bb
index 9af2d5d91f..871b1958eb 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/newt/libnewt-python_0.52.14.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/newt/libnewt-python_0.52.14.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ do_install () {
 	install -m 0644 snack.py ${D}${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/
 }
 
+PACKAGES_remove = "whiptail"
 
 FILES_${PN} = "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*"
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/.debug/"