diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
index c7fc3cfc41..6133c1c5b4 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
@@ -253,9 +253,7 @@ def setup_git_repo(repodir, version, devbranch, basetag='devtool-base', d=None):
                     bb.process.run('git submodule add %s %s' % (remote_url, os.path.relpath(root, os.path.join(root, ".."))), cwd=os.path.join(root, ".."))
                     found = True
                 if found:
-                    useroptions = []
-                    oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(useroptions, d=d)
-                    bb.process.run('git %s commit -m "Adding additionnal submodule from SRC_URI\n\n%s"' % (' '.join(useroptions), oe.patch.GitApplyTree.ignore_commit_prefix), cwd=os.path.join(root, ".."))
+                    oe.patch.GitApplyTree.commitIgnored("Add additional submodule from SRC_URI", dir=os.path.join(root, ".."), d=d)
                     found = False
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(repodir, '.gitmodules')):
         bb.process.run('git submodule foreach --recursive  "git tag -f %s"' % basetag, cwd=repodir)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index ccb7ea851b..6d7fd17fbd 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -484,11 +484,7 @@ def symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(rd, srctree):
                     os.symlink('oe-local-files/%s' % fn, destpth)
                 addfiles.append(os.path.join(relpth, fn))
         if addfiles:
-            bb.process.run('git add %s' % ' '.join(addfiles), cwd=srctree)
-            useroptions = []
-            oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(useroptions, d=rd)
-            bb.process.run('git %s commit -m "Committing local file symlinks\n\n%s"' % (' '.join(useroptions), oe.patch.GitApplyTree.ignore_commit_prefix), cwd=srctree)
-
+            oe.patch.GitApplyTree.commitIgnored("Add local file symlinks", dir=srctree, files=addfiles, d=rd)
 
 def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, workspace, fixed_setup, d, tinfoil, no_overrides=False):
     """Extract sources of a recipe"""