diff --git a/meta/classes/template.bbclass b/meta/classes/template.bbclass
index 7f8d5d8f..37e43196 100644
--- a/meta/classes/template.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/template.bbclass
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 TEMPLATE_FILES ?= ""
-TEMPLATE_VARS ?= "PN PV DESCRIPTION HOMEPAGE MAINTAINER DISTRO_ARCH"
+TEMPLATE_VARS ?= "BPN PN PV DESCRIPTION HOMEPAGE MAINTAINER DISTRO_ARCH"
 
 do_transform_template[vardeps] = "TEMPLATE_FILES ${TEMPLATE_VARS}"
 python do_transform_template() {