diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index 7524fa95a8..e5c4b341b0 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ def try_mirrors(d, origud, mirrors, check = False):
 
             if not os.path.exists(ud.donestamp) or ud.method.need_update(newuri, ud, ld):
                 ud.method.download(newuri, ud, ld)
+                open(ud.donestamp, 'w').close()
                 if hasattr(ud.method,"build_mirror_data"):
                     ud.method.build_mirror_data(newuri, ud, ld)
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 4e46ec8f30..61fdc4b05e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
             logger.info("Creating tarball of git repository")
             runfetchcmd("tar -czf %s %s" % (ud.fullmirror, os.path.join(".") ), d)
+            runfetchcmd("touch %s.done" % (ud.fullmirror), d)
 
     def unpack(self, ud, destdir, d):
         """ unpack the downloaded src to destdir"""