diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index c8e1404..0008c2f 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -378,8 +378,9 @@
         if CookerFeatures.BASEDATASTORE_TRACKING in self.featureset:
             self.disableDataTracking()
 
-        self.data.renameVar("__depends", "__base_depends")
-        self.add_filewatch(self.data.getVar("__base_depends", False), self.configwatcher)
+        for mc in self.databuilder.mcdata.values():
+            mc.renameVar("__depends", "__base_depends")
+            self.add_filewatch(mc.getVar("__base_depends", False), self.configwatcher)
 
         self.baseconfig_valid = True
         self.parsecache_valid = False
@@ -494,6 +495,7 @@
         """
         fn = None
         envdata = None
+        mc = ''
         if not pkgs_to_build:
             pkgs_to_build = []
 
@@ -502,6 +504,12 @@
             self.enableDataTracking()
             self.reset()
 
+        def mc_base(p):
+            if p.startswith('mc:'):
+                s = p.split(':')
+                if len(s) == 2:
+                    return s[1]
+            return None
 
         if buildfile:
             # Parse the configuration here. We need to do it explicitly here since
@@ -512,18 +520,16 @@
             fn = self.matchFile(fn)
             fn = bb.cache.realfn2virtual(fn, cls, mc)
         elif len(pkgs_to_build) == 1:
-            ignore = self.data.getVar("ASSUME_PROVIDED") or ""
-            if pkgs_to_build[0] in set(ignore.split()):
-                bb.fatal("%s is in ASSUME_PROVIDED" % pkgs_to_build[0])
+            mc = mc_base(pkgs_to_build[0])
+            if not mc:
+                ignore = self.data.getVar("ASSUME_PROVIDED") or ""
+                if pkgs_to_build[0] in set(ignore.split()):
+                    bb.fatal("%s is in ASSUME_PROVIDED" % pkgs_to_build[0])
 
-            taskdata, runlist = self.buildTaskData(pkgs_to_build, None, self.configuration.abort, allowincomplete=True)
+                taskdata, runlist = self.buildTaskData(pkgs_to_build, None, self.configuration.abort, allowincomplete=True)
 
-            mc = runlist[0][0]
-            fn = runlist[0][3]
-        else:
-            envdata = self.data
-            data.expandKeys(envdata)
-            parse.ast.runAnonFuncs(envdata)
+                mc = runlist[0][0]
+                fn = runlist[0][3]
 
         if fn:
             try:
@@ -532,6 +538,12 @@
             except Exception as e:
                 parselog.exception("Unable to read %s", fn)
                 raise
+        else:
+            if not mc in self.databuilder.mcdata:
+                bb.fatal('Not multiconfig named "%s" found' % mc)
+            envdata = self.databuilder.mcdata[mc]
+            data.expandKeys(envdata)
+            parse.ast.runAnonFuncs(envdata)
 
         # Display history
         with closing(StringIO()) as env:
@@ -571,10 +583,10 @@
         wildcard = False
 
         # Wild card expansion:
-        # Replace string such as "multiconfig:*:bash"
-        # into "multiconfig:A:bash multiconfig:B:bash bash"
+        # Replace string such as "mc:*:bash"
+        # into "mc:A:bash mc:B:bash bash"
         for k in targetlist:
-            if k.startswith("multiconfig:"):
+            if k.startswith("mc:"):
                 if wildcard:
                     bb.fatal('multiconfig conflict')
                 if k.split(":")[1] == "*":
@@ -607,7 +619,7 @@
         runlist = []
         for k in fulltargetlist:
             mc = ""
-            if k.startswith("multiconfig:"):
+            if k.startswith("mc:"):
                 mc = k.split(":")[1]
                 k = ":".join(k.split(":")[2:])
             ktask = task
@@ -626,9 +638,13 @@
             runlist.append([mc, k, ktask, fn])
             bb.event.fire(bb.event.TreeDataPreparationProgress(current, len(fulltargetlist)), self.data)
 
+        havemc = False
+        for mc in self.multiconfigs:
+            if taskdata[mc].get_mcdepends():
+                havemc = True
 
         # No need to do check providers if there are no mcdeps or not an mc build
-        if len(self.multiconfigs) > 1:
+        if havemc or len(self.multiconfigs) > 1:
             seen = set()
             new = True
             # Make sure we can provide the multiconfig dependency
@@ -688,7 +704,7 @@
     @staticmethod
     def add_mc_prefix(mc, pn):
         if mc:
-            return "multiconfig:%s:%s" % (mc, pn)
+            return "mc:%s:%s" % (mc, pn)
         return pn
 
     def buildDependTree(self, rq, taskdata):
@@ -1465,7 +1481,7 @@
         ntargets = []
         for target in runlist:
             if target[0]:
-                ntargets.append("multiconfig:%s:%s:%s" % (target[0], target[1], target[2]))
+                ntargets.append("mc:%s:%s:%s" % (target[0], target[1], target[2]))
             ntargets.append("%s:%s" % (target[1], target[2]))
 
         for mc in self.multiconfigs:
@@ -1588,6 +1604,9 @@
         for pkg in pkgs_to_build:
             if pkg in ignore:
                 parselog.warning("Explicit target \"%s\" is in ASSUME_PROVIDED, ignoring" % pkg)
+            if pkg.startswith("multiconfig:"):
+                pkgs_to_build.remove(pkg)
+                pkgs_to_build.append(pkg.replace("multiconfig:", "mc:"))
 
         if 'world' in pkgs_to_build:
             pkgs_to_build.remove('world')
@@ -1595,7 +1614,7 @@
                 bb.providers.buildWorldTargetList(self.recipecaches[mc], task)
                 for t in self.recipecaches[mc].world_target:
                     if mc:
-                        t = "multiconfig:" + mc + ":" + t
+                        t = "mc:" + mc + ":" + t
                     pkgs_to_build.append(t)
 
         if 'universe' in pkgs_to_build:
@@ -1614,7 +1633,7 @@
                             bb.debug(1, "Skipping %s for universe tasks as task %s doesn't exist" % (t, task))
                             continue
                     if mc:
-                        t = "multiconfig:" + mc + ":" + t
+                        t = "mc:" + mc + ":" + t
                     pkgs_to_build.append(t)
 
         return pkgs_to_build