diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
index 6cbf4de..8d78c5b 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@
                 logger.error('branch= parameter and -B/--srcbranch option cannot both be specified - use one or the other')
                 sys.exit(1)
             srcbranch = args.srcbranch
+            params['branch'] = srcbranch
         nobranch = params.get('nobranch')
         if nobranch and srcbranch:
             logger.error('nobranch= cannot be used if you specify a branch')