diff --git a/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf b/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
index 7aa9507eb5..7706b7ca6b 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ LAYERVERSION_gnome-layer = "1"
 LAYERDEPENDS_gnome-layer = "core openembedded-layer networking-layer"
 
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_gnome-layer = "thud warrior zeus dunfell"
+
+SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += "\
+  faenza-icon-theme->gdk-pixbuf \
+  faenza-icon-theme->gtk+3 \
+"
+