diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
index 88ed8c5..9dbb1cc 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@
                     perms = '0755'
             install = {args.newfile: (args.targetpath, perms)}
         oe.recipeutils.bbappend_recipe(rd, args.destlayer, {args.newfile: sourcepath}, install, wildcardver=args.wildcard_version, machine=args.machine)
+        tinfoil.modified_files()
         return 0
     else:
         if alternative_pns:
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@
         copyfiles[newfile] = srcfile
 
     oe.recipeutils.bbappend_recipe(rd, args.destlayer, copyfiles, None, wildcardver=args.wildcard_version, machine=args.machine, extralines=extralines)
-
+    tinfoil.modified_files()
 
 def appendsrcfiles(parser, args):
     recipedata = _parse_recipe(args.recipe, tinfoil)
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
index f9dda3c..143bc63 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@
                 f.write('%s\n' % line)
                 lastline = line
         log_info_cond('Recipe %s has been created; further editing may be required to make it fully functional' % outfile, args.devtool)
+        tinfoil.modified_files()
 
     if tempsrc:
         if args.keep_temp:
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
index f8e2ee7..b5ad335 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         for patch in patches:
             for line in patch:
                 sys.stdout.write(line)
+    tinfoil.modified_files()
     return 0