1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
index 58e17d154a..70fdba03b4 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
@@ -37,11 +37,16 @@ class SkipPackage(Exception):
 __mtime_cache = {}
 def cached_mtime(f):
     if not __mtime_cache.has_key(f):
-        update_mtime(f)
+        __mtime_cache[f] = os.stat(f)[8]
     return __mtime_cache[f]
 
-def update_mtime(f):
-    __mtime_cache[f] = os.stat(f)[8]
+def cached_mtime_noerror(f):
+    if not __mtime_cache.has_key(f):
+        try:
+            __mtime_cache[f] = os.stat(f)[8]
+        except OSError:
+            return 0
+    return __mtime_cache[f]
 
 def mark_dependency(d, f):
     if f.startswith('./'):