1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
index 72eebd70c9..6c8e64ed00 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def sstate_clean_cachefiles(d):
         ss = sstate_state_fromvars(ld, task)
         sstate_clean_cachefile(ss, ld)
 
-def sstate_clean_manifest(manifest, d, prefix=None):
+def sstate_clean_manifest(manifest, d, canrace=False, prefix=None):
     import oe.path
 
     mfile = open(manifest)
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ def sstate_clean_manifest(manifest, d, prefix=None):
             if entry.endswith("/"):
                 if os.path.islink(entry[:-1]):
                     os.remove(entry[:-1])
-                elif os.path.exists(entry) and len(os.listdir(entry)) == 0:
+                elif os.path.exists(entry) and len(os.listdir(entry)) == 0 and not canrace:
+                    # Removing directories whilst builds are in progress exposes a race. Only
+                    # do it in contexts where it is safe to do so.
                     os.rmdir(entry[:-1])
             else:
                 os.remove(entry)
@@ -539,7 +541,7 @@ def sstate_clean(ss, d):
         for lock in ss['lockfiles']:
             locks.append(bb.utils.lockfile(lock))
 
-        sstate_clean_manifest(manifest, d)
+        sstate_clean_manifest(manifest, d, canrace=True)
 
         for lock in locks:
             bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)