diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 01537ab2f7..5e3cccbdb6 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class BBCooker:
             bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "%s event exception, aborting" % bb.event.getName(event))
             raise
 
-    def tryBuild(self, fn):
+    def tryBuild(self, fn, task):
         """
         Build a provider and its dependencies. 
         build_depends is a list of previous build dependencies (not runtime)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         #if bb.build.stamp_is_current('do_%s' % self.configuration.cmd, the_data):
         #    return True
 
-        return self.tryBuildPackage(fn, item, self.configuration.cmd, the_data)
+        return self.tryBuildPackage(fn, item, task, the_data)
 
     def showVersions(self):
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index 1667205829..1c911ef0c8 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -993,10 +993,9 @@ class RunQueue:
                     os.setpgid(0, 0)
                     newsi = os.open('/dev/null', os.O_RDWR)
                     os.dup2(newsi, sys.stdin.fileno())
-                    self.cooker.configuration.cmd = taskname[3:]
                     bb.data.setVar("__RUNQUEUE_DO_NOT_USE_EXTERNALLY", self, self.cooker.configuration.data)
                     try:
-                        self.cooker.tryBuild(fn)
+                        self.cooker.tryBuild(fn, taskname[3:])
                     except bb.build.EventException:
                         bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "Build of " + fn + " " + taskname + " failed")
                         sys.exit(1)