diff --git a/meta/classes/gzipnative.bbclass b/meta/classes/gzipnative.bbclass
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+EXTRANATIVEPATH += "pigz-native gzip-native"
+DEPENDS += "gzip-native"
+
+# tar may get run by do_unpack or do_populate_lic which could call gzip
+do_unpack[depends] += "gzip-native:do_populate_sysroot"