diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
index c010146..1c98781 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     except:
         pass
 
-python() {
+python do_compile_prepend() {
     version_id = run_git(d, 'describe --dirty --long')
     if version_id:
         d.setVar('VERSION_ID', version_id)