diff --git a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
index ee2a7c1d59..e2e013afd6 100644
--- a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ SDK_DIR = "${WORKDIR}/sdk"
 SDK_OUTPUT = "${SDK_DIR}/image"
 SDK_DEPLOY = "${TMPDIR}/deploy/sdk"
 
+B_task-populate-sdk = "${SDK_DIR}"
+
 SDKTARGETSYSROOT = "${SDKPATH}/sysroots/${REAL_MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS}"
 
 TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK ?= "nativesdk-packagegroup-sdk-host packagegroup-cross-canadian-${MACHINE}"