diff --git a/meta/classes/devshell.bbclass b/meta/classes/devshell.bbclass
index 7948b65418..118e5e4a2a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/devshell.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/devshell.bbclass
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ do_devshell[interactive] = 1
 devshell_do_devshell() {
 	bash -i
 }
-addtask devshell
+addtask devshell after do_patch
 
 
 EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_devshell