1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 40658ff94c..4a32a31e40 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
     def download(self, ud, d):
         """Fetch url"""
 
-        ud.repochanged = not os.path.exists(ud.fullmirror)
-
         # If the checkout doesn't exist and the mirror tarball does, extract it
         if not os.path.exists(ud.clonedir) and os.path.exists(ud.fullmirror):
             bb.utils.mkdirhier(ud.clonedir)
@@ -220,7 +218,11 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             runfetchcmd(fetch_cmd, d)
             runfetchcmd("%s prune-packed" % ud.basecmd, d)
             runfetchcmd("%s pack-redundant --all | xargs -r rm" % ud.basecmd, d)
-            ud.repochanged = True
+            try:
+                os.unlink(ud.fullmirror)
+            except OSError as exc:
+                if exc.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+                    raise
         os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
         for name in ud.names:
             if not self._contains_ref(ud, d, name):
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
 
     def build_mirror_data(self, ud, d):
         # Generate a mirror tarball if needed
-        if ud.write_tarballs and (ud.repochanged or not os.path.exists(ud.fullmirror)):
+        if ud.write_tarballs and not os.path.exists(ud.fullmirror):
             # it's possible that this symlink points to read-only filesystem with PREMIRROR
             if os.path.islink(ud.fullmirror):
                 os.unlink(ud.fullmirror)