diff --git a/meta-google/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend b/meta-google/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
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+
+python() {
+    # Instead of using BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE, we can get info from the
+    # shell environment this way.
+    origenv = d.getVar("BB_ORIGENV", False)
+    memo = origenv.getVar("BUILD_MEMO", False)
+    if memo:
+        d.setVar('BUILD_MEMO', memo)
+}
+
+OS_RELEASE_FIELDS_append = " BUILD_MEMO"
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