diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.9.1.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.9.1.bb
index a2dc572672..bdeddc4e68 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.9.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.9.1.bb
@@ -315,11 +315,8 @@ do_create_manifest() {
 }
 
 # bitbake python -c create_manifest
-addtask do_create_manifest
-
 # Make sure we have native python ready when we create a new manifest
-do_create_manifest[depends] += "${PN}:do_prepare_recipe_sysroot"
-do_create_manifest[depends] += "${PN}:do_patch"
+addtask do_create_manifest after do_patch do_prepare_recipe_sysroot
 
 # manual dependency additions
 RRECOMMENDS_${PN}-core_append_class-nativesdk = " nativesdk-python3-modules"