1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 00d9667fe0..c2d0d3076f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -184,11 +184,18 @@ do_kernel_checkout() {
         source_dir=`echo ${S} | sed 's%/$%%'`
         source_workdir="${WORKDIR}/git"
         if [ -d "${WORKDIR}/git/" ]; then
-                # case: git repository (bare or non-bare)
+                # case: git repository
                 # if S is WORKDIR/git, then we shouldn't be moving or deleting the tree.
                 if [ "${source_dir}" != "${source_workdir}" ]; then
-                        rm -rf ${S}
-                        mv ${WORKDIR}/git ${S}
+                        if [ -d "${source_workdir}/.git" ]; then
+                                # regular git repository with .git
+                                rm -rf ${S}
+                                mv ${WORKDIR}/git ${S}
+                        else
+                                # create source for bare cloned git repository
+                                git clone ${WORKDIR}/git ${S}
+                                rm -rf ${WORKDIR}/git
+                        fi
                 fi
                 cd ${S}
         else