diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index 8f195f2cd9..f2a9f15fd9 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ def try_mirror_url(origud, ud, ld, check = False):
                 origud.method.download(origud, ld)
                 if hasattr(ud.method,"build_mirror_data"):
                     origud.method.build_mirror_data(origud, ld)
-            return None
+            return ud.localpath
         # Otherwise the result is a local file:// and we symlink to it
         if not os.path.exists(origud.localpath):
             if os.path.islink(origud.localpath):