diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index 88a6ecd421..d53fb81007 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, works
         preservestampfile = os.path.join(sstate_manifests, 'preserve-stamps')
         with open(preservestampfile, 'w') as f:
             f.write(d.getVar('STAMP'))
+        tinfoil.modified_files()
         try:
             if is_kernel_yocto:
                 # We need to generate the kernel config
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
index e015a85982..487308912f 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ def _create_new_recipe(newpv, md5, sha256, srcrev, srcbranch, srcsubdir_old, src
         newvalues["LIC_FILES_CHKSUM"] = newlicchksum
         _add_license_diff_to_recipe(fullpath, license_diff)
 
+    tinfoil.modified_files()
     try:
         rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(fullpath, False)
     except bb.tinfoil.TinfoilCommandFailed as e:
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
index 88ed8c5f01..9dbb1cc4b5 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ def appendfile(args):
                     perms = '0755'
             install = {args.newfile: (args.targetpath, perms)}
         oe.recipeutils.bbappend_recipe(rd, args.destlayer, {args.newfile: sourcepath}, install, wildcardver=args.wildcard_version, machine=args.machine)
+        tinfoil.modified_files()
         return 0
     else:
         if alternative_pns:
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ def appendsrc(args, files, rd, extralines=None):
         copyfiles[newfile] = srcfile
 
     oe.recipeutils.bbappend_recipe(rd, args.destlayer, copyfiles, None, wildcardver=args.wildcard_version, machine=args.machine, extralines=extralines)
-
+    tinfoil.modified_files()
 
 def appendsrcfiles(parser, args):
     recipedata = _parse_recipe(args.recipe, tinfoil)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
index f9dda3c2f9..143bc63e9d 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ def create_recipe(args):
                 f.write('%s\n' % line)
                 lastline = line
         log_info_cond('Recipe %s has been created; further editing may be required to make it fully functional' % outfile, args.devtool)
+        tinfoil.modified_files()
 
     if tempsrc:
         if args.keep_temp:
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
index f8e2ee75fb..b5ad335cae 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def setvar(args):
         for patch in patches:
             for line in patch:
                 sys.stdout.write(line)
+    tinfoil.modified_files()
     return 0