diff --git a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.6.5.bb b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.6.5.bb
index 5a6c5274..95bb1d7d 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.6.5.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.6.5.bb
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ do_install_append () {
 PACKAGES += "${PN}-script"
 
 FILES_${PN}-script += "${sysconfdir}/network/set_irq_affinity"
+
+EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.6.3.bb b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.6.3.bb
index 450f345c..0b3b461e 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.6.3.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.6.3.bb
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@ do_install_append () {
 PACKAGES += "${PN}-script"
 
 FILES_${PN}-script += "${sysconfdir}/network/set_irq_affinity"
+
+EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"