2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
index bdf1c36636..3527ad03c1 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ class Command:
                 (command, options) = self.currentAsyncCommand
                 commandmethod = getattr(CommandsAsync, command)
                 needcache = getattr( commandmethod, "needcache" )
-                if (needcache and self.cooker.state in
-                    (bb.cooker.state.initial, bb.cooker.state.parsing)):
+                if needcache and self.cooker.state != bb.cooker.state.running:
                     self.cooker.updateCache()
                     return True
                 else:
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 97210ba4e3..5a848042f3 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1168,6 +1168,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         if timestamp:
             return timestr
 
+    # This is called for all async commands when self.state != running
     def updateCache(self):
         if self.state == state.running:
             return