1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 1e08faa90e..f09d503b92 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ do_kernel_checkout() {
         if [ -d "${WORKDIR}/git/" ] && [ -d "${WORKDIR}/git/.git" ]; then
                 # we build out of {S}, so ensure that ${S} is clean and present
                 rm -rf ${S}
-                mkdir -p ${S}/.git
+                mkdir -p ${S}
 
                 echo "WARNING. ${WORKDIR}/git is not a bare clone."
                 echo "Ensure that the SRC_URI includes the 'bareclone=1' option."