diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
index 063cf37926..9d850ec77c 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class BitbakeWorker(object):
     def handle_cookercfg(self, data):
         self.cookercfg = pickle.loads(data)
         self.databuilder = bb.cookerdata.CookerDataBuilder(self.cookercfg, worker=True)
-        self.databuilder.parseBaseConfiguration()
+        self.databuilder.parseBaseConfiguration(worker=True)
         self.data = self.databuilder.data
 
     def handle_extraconfigdata(self, data):
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
index 397b43dfa7..a961f36574 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ class CookerDataBuilder(object):
         self.data = self.basedata
         self.mcdata = {}
 
-    def parseBaseConfiguration(self):
+    def parseBaseConfiguration(self, worker=False):
         data_hash = hashlib.sha256()
         try:
             self.data = self.parseConfigurationFiles(self.prefiles, self.postfiles)
 
-            if self.data.getVar("BB_WORKERCONTEXT", False) is None:
+            if self.data.getVar("BB_WORKERCONTEXT", False) is None and not worker:
                 bb.fetch.fetcher_init(self.data)
             bb.parse.init_parser(self.data)
             bb.codeparser.parser_cache_init(self.data)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index 28a3e54c7f..d099cd1092 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ def get_srcrev(d, method_name='sortable_revision'):
     that fetcher provides a method with the given name and the same signature as sortable_revision.
     """
 
+    d.setVar("__BBSEENSRCREV", "1")
     recursion = d.getVar("__BBINSRCREV")
     if recursion:
         raise FetchError("There are recursive references in fetcher variables, likely through SRC_URI")
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 30da8e95b7..836ef1c49a 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -727,6 +727,12 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
         """
         Compute the HEAD revision for the url
         """
+        if not d.getVar("__BBSEENSRCREV"):
+            raise bb.fetch2.FetchError("Recipe uses a floating tag/branch without a fixed SRCREV yet doesn't call bb.fetch2.get_srcrev() (use SRCPV in PV for OE).")
+
+        # Ensure we mark as not cached
+        bb.fetch2.get_autorev(d)
+
         output = self._lsremote(ud, d, "")
         # Tags of the form ^{} may not work, need to fallback to other form
         if ud.unresolvedrev[name][:5] == "refs/" or ud.usehead:
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index f368cd02b0..f0d417a50d 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ class FetcherLocalTest(FetcherTest):
 
         # Fetch and check revision
         self.d.setVar("SRCREV", "AUTOINC")
+        self.d.setVar("__BBSEENSRCREV", "1")
         url = "git://" + self.gitdir + ";branch=master;protocol=file;" + suffix
         fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([url], self.d)
         fetcher.download()
@@ -1581,6 +1582,7 @@ class GitShallowTest(FetcherTest):
         self.d.setVar('BB_GIT_SHALLOW', '1')
         self.d.setVar('BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS', '0')
         self.d.setVar('BB_GENERATE_SHALLOW_TARBALLS', '1')
+        self.d.setVar("__BBSEENSRCREV", "1")
 
     def assertRefs(self, expected_refs, cwd=None):
         if cwd is None:
@@ -2138,6 +2140,7 @@ class GitLfsTest(FetcherTest):
 
         self.d.setVar('SRCREV', '${AUTOREV}')
         self.d.setVar('AUTOREV', '${@bb.fetch2.get_autorev(d)}')
+        self.d.setVar("__BBSEENSRCREV", "1")
 
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(self.srcdir)
         self.git_init(cwd=self.srcdir)
@@ -2746,6 +2749,7 @@ class GitSharedTest(FetcherTest):
         super(GitSharedTest, self).setUp()
         self.recipe_url = "git://git.openembedded.org/bitbake;branch=master"
         self.d.setVar('SRCREV', '82ea737a0b42a8b53e11c9cde141e9e9c0bd8c40')
+        self.d.setVar("__BBSEENSRCREV", "1")
 
     @skipIfNoNetwork()
     def test_shared_unpack(self):