diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
index 935ffab46c..0b2c3d33dc 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def build(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
         if not rd:
             return 1
-        deploytask = 'do_deploy' in rd.getVar('__BBTASKS')
+        deploytask = 'do_deploy' in bb.build.listtasks(rd)
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
index 964817766b..bf39f71b11 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def configure_help(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         b = rd.getVar('B')
         s = rd.getVar('S')
         configurescript = os.path.join(s, 'configure')
-        confdisabled = 'noexec' in rd.getVarFlags('do_configure') or 'do_configure' not in (rd.getVar('__BBTASKS', False) or [])
+        confdisabled = 'noexec' in rd.getVarFlags('do_configure') or 'do_configure' not in (bb.build.listtasks(rd))
         configureopts = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('CONFIGUREOPTS') or '')
         extra_oeconf = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECONF') or '')
         extra_oecmake = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECMAKE') or '')