1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/pixbufcache.bbclass b/meta/classes/pixbufcache.bbclass
index 922174dffe..b8d75bd38c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/pixbufcache.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/pixbufcache.bbclass
@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@ python populate_packages_append() {
 }
 
 #
-# Add a sstate postinst hook to update the cache for native packages
+# Add an sstate postinst hook to update the cache for native packages.
+# An error exit during populate_sysroot_setscene allows bitbake to
+# try to recover by re-building the package.
 #
 SSTATEPOSTINSTFUNCS_append_class-native = " pixbufcache_sstate_postinst"
 
 pixbufcache_sstate_postinst() {
         if [ "${BB_CURRENTTASK}" = "populate_sysroot" -o "${BB_CURRENTTASK}" = "populate_sysroot_setscene" ]
         then
-                GDK_PIXBUF_FATAL_LOADER=1 gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
+                GDK_PIXBUF_FATAL_LOADER=1 gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache || exit 1
         fi
 }