1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass
index 0452fe4b27..2310e86cdf 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs-postcommands.bbclass
@@ -267,9 +267,10 @@ python write_image_manifest () {
 
     if os.path.exists(manifest_name) and link_name:
         manifest_link = deploy_dir + "/" + link_name + ".manifest"
-        if os.path.lexists(manifest_link):
-            os.remove(manifest_link)
-        os.symlink(os.path.basename(manifest_name), manifest_link)
+        if manifest_link != manifest_name:
+            if os.path.lexists(manifest_link):
+                os.remove(manifest_link)
+            os.symlink(os.path.basename(manifest_name), manifest_link)
 }
 
 # Can be used to create /etc/timestamp during image construction to give a reasonably
@@ -339,9 +340,10 @@ python write_image_test_data() {
 
     if os.path.exists(testdata_name) and link_name:
         testdata_link = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.testdata.json" % link_name)
-        if os.path.lexists(testdata_link):
-            os.remove(testdata_link)
-        os.symlink(os.path.basename(testdata_name), testdata_link)
+        if testdata_link != testdata_name:
+            if os.path.lexists(testdata_link):
+                os.remove(testdata_link)
+            os.symlink(os.path.basename(testdata_name), testdata_link)
 }
 write_image_test_data[vardepsexclude] += "TOPDIR"