diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index b54df60d8f..042d74c17b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ python do_package () {
 
 do_package[dirs] = "${SHLIBSWORKDIR} ${PKGDESTWORK} ${D}"
 do_package[vardeps] += "${PACKAGEBUILDPKGD} ${PACKAGESPLITFUNCS} ${PACKAGEFUNCS} ${@gen_packagevar(d)}"
-addtask package before do_build after do_install
+addtask package after do_install
 
 PACKAGELOCK = "${STAGING_DIR}/package-output.lock"
 SSTATETASKS += "do_package"