diff --git a/meta-oe/classes/check-version-mismatch.bbclass b/meta-oe/classes/check-version-mismatch.bbclass
index a10b67c40a..154e86b4d0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/classes/check-version-mismatch.bbclass
+++ b/meta-oe/classes/check-version-mismatch.bbclass
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ python do_package_check_version_mismatch() {
         bb.debug(1, "No stale process")
 }
 
-addtask do_package_check_version_mismatch after do_package before do_build
+addtask do_package_check_version_mismatch after do_prepare_recipe_sysroot do_package before do_build
 
 do_build[rdeptask] += "do_package_check_version_mismatch"
 do_rootfs[recrdeptask] += "do_package_check_version_mismatch"