diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/cases/devtool.py b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/cases/devtool.py
index 8e92bf8..a5c6a76 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/cases/devtool.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/cases/devtool.py
@@ -20,10 +20,16 @@
         myapp_src = os.path.join(cls.tc.esdk_files_dir, "myapp")
         cls.myapp_dst = os.path.join(cls.tc.sdk_dir, "myapp")
         shutil.copytree(myapp_src, cls.myapp_dst)
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', 'init', '.'], cwd=cls.myapp_dst)
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', 'add', '.'], cwd=cls.myapp_dst)
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', 'commit', '-m', "'test commit'"], cwd=cls.myapp_dst)
 
         myapp_cmake_src = os.path.join(cls.tc.esdk_files_dir, "myapp_cmake")
         cls.myapp_cmake_dst = os.path.join(cls.tc.sdk_dir, "myapp_cmake")
         shutil.copytree(myapp_cmake_src, cls.myapp_cmake_dst)
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', 'init', '.'], cwd=cls.myapp_cmake_dst)
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', 'add', '.'], cwd=cls.myapp_cmake_dst)
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', 'commit', '-m', "'test commit'"], cwd=cls.myapp_cmake_dst)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):