diff --git a/classes/sca-cvecheck.bbclass b/classes/sca-cvecheck.bbclass
index 6e88a2d6aa..76fb5c7601 100644
--- a/classes/sca-cvecheck.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sca-cvecheck.bbclass
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ inherit sca-image-backtrack
 
 # override some variables till an upstream fix is available
 CVE_CHECK_DB_DIR = "${TOPDIR}/downloads/CVE_CHECK"
+CVE_CHECK_DB_DIR[vardepsexclude] += "TOPDIR"
 
 SCA_RAW_RESULT_FILE[cvecheck] = "json"
 
diff --git a/classes/sca-datamodel.bbclass b/classes/sca-datamodel.bbclass
index b962a56515..593667961c 100644
--- a/classes/sca-datamodel.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sca-datamodel.bbclass
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def sca_datamodel_bbfiles(d):
             x = x.replace(y, "", 1)
         res.add(x.lstrip("/")) 
     return sorted(res)
+sca_datamodel_bbfiles[vardepsexclude] += "BBINCLUDED BBLAYERS"
 
 def sca_get_model_class(d, **kwargs):
     __SevTrans = sca_severity_transformation(d)
@@ -285,6 +286,8 @@ def sca_get_model_class(d, **kwargs):
     x.AddDescription(d.getVar("STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE"))
     return x
 
+sca_get_model_class[vardepsexclude] += "BBLAYERS"
+
 def __sca_model_to_list(d, list):
     return [x.ToDict() for x in list]
 
diff --git a/classes/sca-global.bbclass b/classes/sca-global.bbclass
index 6fab9771fd..1073f4f181 100644
--- a/classes/sca-global.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sca-global.bbclass
@@ -195,3 +195,6 @@ SCA_HASHEXCLUDE_VARS = "\
                         SCA_DATAMODEL_STORAGE \
                         SCA_LAYERDIR \
                         "
+
+# some global vardepexcludes
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM[vardepsexclude] += "SCA_LAYERDIR"
diff --git a/classes/sca-mypy-core.bbclass b/classes/sca-mypy-core.bbclass
index fba214a2d1..1a72df8620 100755
--- a/classes/sca-mypy-core.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sca-mypy-core.bbclass
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ def do_sca_conv_mypy(d):
     sca_add_model_class_list(d, _findings)
     return sca_save_model_to_string(d)
 
+do_sca_conv_mypy[vardepsexclude] += "TOPDIR"
+
 python do_sca_mypy_core() {
     import os
     import subprocess
@@ -76,7 +78,6 @@ python do_sca_mypy_core() {
         o.write(cmd_output)
 }
 
-do_sca_mypy_core[vardepsexclude] += "TOPDIR"
 python do_sca_mypy_core_report() {
     import os
     ## Create data model
diff --git a/classes/sca-pkgqaenc-shellident.bbclass b/classes/sca-pkgqaenc-shellident.bbclass
index 89d9c17f0f..c6c84de53c 100644
--- a/classes/sca-pkgqaenc-shellident.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sca-pkgqaenc-shellident.bbclass
@@ -51,4 +51,6 @@ def do_sca_pkgqaenc_shelllist(d, package):
                 res += do_sca_pkgqaenc_warning("pkgqaenc.pkgqaenc.missingprodiver", file, 
                                                 "Package {pkg} uses {bin}, but no provider for this file can be found".format(
                                                     bin=bin, pkg=package))
-    return res
\ No newline at end of file
+    return res
+
+do_sca_pkgqaenc_shelllist[vardepsexclude] += "TOPDIR"
diff --git a/classes/sca-semgrep.bbclass b/classes/sca-semgrep.bbclass
index 3064e6e34c..82328524f0 100755
--- a/classes/sca-semgrep.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sca-semgrep.bbclass
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ def do_sca_conv_semgrep(d):
     sca_add_model_class_list(d, _findings)
     return sca_save_model_to_string(d)
 
+do_sca_conv_semgrep[vardepsexclude] += "TOPDIR"
+
 python do_sca_semgrep() {
     import os
     import subprocess
diff --git a/classes/sca-vulture-core.bbclass b/classes/sca-vulture-core.bbclass
index 6647b62af4..2a452a5091 100755
--- a/classes/sca-vulture-core.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sca-vulture-core.bbclass
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ def do_sca_conv_vulture(d):
     sca_add_model_class_list(d, _findings)
     return sca_save_model_to_string(d)
 
-do_sca_vulture_core[vardepsexclude] += "BB_NUMBER_THREADS"
+do_sca_conv_vulture[vardepsexclude] += "TOPDIR"
+
 python do_sca_vulture_core() {
     import os
     import subprocess
diff --git a/recipes-appends/cve-update-db-native.bbappend b/recipes-appends/cve-update-db-native.bbappend
index 038bf2c4d4..fcd89039b4 100644
--- a/recipes-appends/cve-update-db-native.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-appends/cve-update-db-native.bbappend
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ inherit cve-check
 # Note: if you use different settings, please adjust them here
 # as well
 CVE_CHECK_DB_DIR ?= "${TOPDIR}/downloads/CVE_CHECK"
+CVE_CHECK_DB_DIR[vardepsexclude] = "TOPDIR"
 CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE ?= "${CVE_CHECK_DB_DIR}/nvdcve_1.1.db"
 CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE_LOCK ?= "${CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE}.lock"