diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo-update-recipe-crates.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo-update-recipe-crates.bbclass
index 8980137d02..a19ce16b46 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo-update-recipe-crates.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo-update-recipe-crates.bbclass
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ do_update_crates[depends] = "python3-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 do_update_crates[nostamp] = "1"
 do_update_crates[doc] = "Update the recipe by reading Cargo.lock and write in ${THISDIR}/${BPN}-crates.inc"
 
+RECIPE_UPDATE_EXTRA_TASKS += "do_update_crates"
+
 # The directory where to search for Cargo.lock files
 CARGO_LOCK_SRC_DIR ??= "${S}"