diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
index dc742df06d..5d0a7564aa 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ python do_fetch() {
     if update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time) == True:
         # Update downloaded correctly, can swap files
         shutil.move(db_tmp_file, db_file)
+        # Need to 'touch' the file to ensure NFS sees the data
+        os.utime(db_file)
     else:
         # Update failed, do not modify the database
         bb.warn("CVE database update failed")