diff --git a/meta/classes-global/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/sstate.bbclass
index f4ebeb5859..beb22f424e 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/sstate.bbclass
@@ -223,12 +223,23 @@ def sstate_install(ss, d):
     import oe.sstatesig
     import subprocess
 
+    def prepdir(dir):
+        # remove dir if it exists, ensure any parent directories do exist
+        if os.path.exists(dir):
+            oe.path.remove(dir)
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(dir)
+        oe.path.remove(dir)
+
+    sstateinst = d.getVar("SSTATE_INSTDIR")
+
+    for state in ss['dirs']:
+        prepdir(state[1])
+        bb.utils.rename(sstateinst + state[0], state[1])
+
     sharedfiles = []
     shareddirs = []
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(d.expand("${SSTATE_MANIFESTS}"))
 
-    sstateinst = d.expand("${WORKDIR}/sstate-install-%s/" % ss['task'])
-
     manifest, d2 = oe.sstatesig.sstate_get_manifest_filename(ss['task'], d)
 
     if os.access(manifest, os.R_OK):
@@ -327,6 +338,17 @@ def sstate_install(ss, d):
         if os.path.exists(state[1]):
             oe.path.copyhardlinktree(state[1], state[2])
 
+    for plain in ss['plaindirs']:
+        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR')
+        sharedworkdir = os.path.join(d.getVar('TMPDIR'), "work-shared")
+        src = sstateinst + "/" + plain.replace(workdir, '')
+        if sharedworkdir in plain:
+            src = sstateinst + "/" + plain.replace(sharedworkdir, '')
+        dest = plain
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(src)
+        prepdir(dest)
+        bb.utils.rename(src, dest)
+
     for postinst in (d.getVar('SSTATEPOSTINSTFUNCS') or '').split():
         # All hooks should run in the SSTATE_INSTDIR
         bb.build.exec_func(postinst, d, (sstateinst,))
@@ -391,29 +413,8 @@ def sstate_installpkgdir(ss, d):
         # All hooks should run in the SSTATE_INSTDIR
         bb.build.exec_func(f, d, (sstateinst,))
 
-    def prepdir(dir):
-        # remove dir if it exists, ensure any parent directories do exist
-        if os.path.exists(dir):
-            oe.path.remove(dir)
-        bb.utils.mkdirhier(dir)
-        oe.path.remove(dir)
-
-    for state in ss['dirs']:
-        prepdir(state[1])
-        bb.utils.rename(sstateinst + state[0], state[1])
     sstate_install(ss, d)
 
-    for plain in ss['plaindirs']:
-        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR')
-        sharedworkdir = os.path.join(d.getVar('TMPDIR'), "work-shared")
-        src = sstateinst + "/" + plain.replace(workdir, '')
-        if sharedworkdir in plain:
-            src = sstateinst + "/" + plain.replace(sharedworkdir, '')
-        dest = plain
-        bb.utils.mkdirhier(src)
-        prepdir(dest)
-        bb.utils.rename(src, dest)
-
     return True
 
 python sstate_hardcode_path_unpack () {