diff --git a/meta/classes/imagetypes_wic.bbclass b/meta/classes/imagetypes_wic.bbclass
index 9a0bc2b7..6b50959f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/imagetypes_wic.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/imagetypes_wic.bbclass
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ IMAGE_CMD:wic() {
 }
 
 SCHROOT_MOUNTS += "${BBLAYERS} ${STAGING_DIR} ${SCRIPTSDIR} ${BITBAKEDIR}"
+SCHROOT_MOUNTS[vardepsexclude] += "BITBAKEDIR"
 
 generate_wic_image[vardepsexclude] += "WKS_FULL_PATH BITBAKEDIR TOPDIR"
 generate_wic_image() {