2 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 14551a23f2..a1fbb51e68 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ do_kernel_checkout[dirs] = "${S}"
 
 addtask kernel_checkout before do_patch after do_unpack
 addtask kernel_metadata after do_validate_branches before do_patch
+do_kernel_metadata[depends] = "kern-tools-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 
 do_kernel_configme[dirs] += "${S} ${B}"
 do_kernel_configme() {
diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
index c62f8ca97d..5b69a49ab8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ KCONF_BSP_AUDIT_LEVEL ?= "0"
 
 LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION ?= "-yocto-${LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE}"
 
-do_patch[depends] = "kern-tools-native:do_populate_sysroot"
-
 addtask kernel_configme before do_configure after do_patch
 
 # Pick up shared functions