1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bb/utils.py b/lib/bb/utils.py
index b652a6838..d186b1fa2 100644
--- a/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ def prune_suffix(var, suffixes, d):
     # See if var ends with any of the suffixes listed and
     # remove it if found
     for suffix in suffixes:
-        if var.endswith(suffix):
-            return var.replace(suffix, "")
+        if suffix and var.endswith(suffix):
+            return var[:-len(suffix)]
     return var
 
 def mkdirhier(directory):