1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 1d5a8cdf29..4cb638864c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -521,15 +521,15 @@ python do_config_analysis() {
 python do_kernel_configcheck() {
     import re, string, sys, subprocess
 
-    # if KMETA isn't set globally by a recipe using this routine, we need to
-    # set the default to 'meta'. Otherwise, kconf_check is not passed a valid
-    # meta-series for processing
-    kmeta = d.getVar("KMETA") or "meta"
-    if not os.path.exists(kmeta):
-        kmeta = subprocess.check_output(['kgit', '--meta'], cwd=d.getVar('S')).decode('utf-8').rstrip()
-
     s = d.getVar('S')
 
+    # if KMETA isn't set globally by a recipe using this routine, use kgit to
+    # locate or create the meta directory. Otherwise, kconf_check is not
+    # passed a valid meta-series for processing
+    kmeta = d.getVar("KMETA")
+    if not kmeta or not os.path.exists('{}/{}'.format(s,kmeta)):
+        kmeta = subprocess.check_output(['kgit', '--meta'], cwd=d.getVar('S')).decode('utf-8').rstrip()
+
     env = os.environ.copy()
     env['PATH'] = "%s:%s%s" % (d.getVar('PATH'), s, "/scripts/util/")
     env['LD'] = d.getVar('KERNEL_LD')