diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 3515720bf9..bdb3ac33c6 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ def setup_hosttools_dir(dest, toolsvar, d, fatal=True):
     tools = d.getVar(toolsvar).split()
     origbbenv = d.getVar("BB_ORIGENV", False)
     path = origbbenv.getVar("PATH")
+    # Need to ignore our own scripts directories to avoid circular links
+    for p in path.split(":"):
+        if p.endswith("/scripts"):
+            path = path.replace(p, "/ignoreme")
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(dest)
     notfound = []
     for tool in tools: