diff --git a/meta/classes/license.bbclass b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
index c616a20..8ad4614 100644
--- a/meta/classes/license.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@
 do_populate_lic[sstate-outputdirs] = "${LICENSE_DIRECTORY}/"
 
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND_prepend = "write_package_manifest; license_create_manifest; "
+do_rootfs[recrdeptask] += "do_populate_lic"
 
 do_populate_lic_setscene[dirs] = "${LICSSTATEDIR}/${PN}"
 do_populate_lic_setscene[cleandirs] = "${LICSSTATEDIR}"