diff --git a/lib/bb/build.py b/lib/bb/build.py
index 5ac191647c..5a1727116a 100644
--- a/lib/bb/build.py
+++ b/lib/bb/build.py
@@ -772,44 +772,7 @@ def exec_task(fn, task, d, profile = False):
             event.fire(failedevent, d)
         return 1
 
-def stamp_internal(taskname, d, file_name, baseonly=False, noextra=False):
-    """
-    Internal stamp helper function
-    Makes sure the stamp directory exists
-    Returns the stamp path+filename
-
-    In the bitbake core, d can be a CacheData and file_name will be set.
-    When called in task context, d will be a data store, file_name will not be set
-    """
-    taskflagname = taskname
-    if taskname.endswith("_setscene"):
-        taskflagname = taskname.replace("_setscene", "")
-
-    if file_name:
-        stamp = d.stamp[file_name]
-        extrainfo = d.stamp_extrainfo[file_name].get(taskflagname) or ""
-    else:
-        stamp = d.getVar('STAMP')
-        file_name = d.getVar('BB_FILENAME')
-        extrainfo = d.getVarFlag(taskflagname, 'stamp-extra-info') or ""
-
-    if baseonly:
-        return stamp
-    if noextra:
-        extrainfo = ""
-
-    if not stamp:
-        return
-
-    stamp = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile(stamp, file_name, taskname, extrainfo)
-
-    stampdir = os.path.dirname(stamp)
-    if cached_mtime_noerror(stampdir) == 0:
-        bb.utils.mkdirhier(stampdir)
-
-    return stamp
-
-def stamp_cleanmask_internal(taskname, d, file_name):
+def _get_cleanmask(taskname, mcfn):
     """
     Internal stamp helper function to generate stamp cleaning mask
     Returns the stamp path+filename
@@ -817,27 +780,14 @@ def stamp_cleanmask_internal(taskname, d, file_name):
     In the bitbake core, d can be a CacheData and file_name will be set.
     When called in task context, d will be a data store, file_name will not be set
     """
-    taskflagname = taskname
-    if taskname.endswith("_setscene"):
-        taskflagname = taskname.replace("_setscene", "")
-
-    if file_name:
-        stamp = d.stampclean[file_name]
-        extrainfo = d.stamp_extrainfo[file_name].get(taskflagname) or ""
-    else:
-        stamp = d.getVar('STAMPCLEAN')
-        file_name = d.getVar('BB_FILENAME')
-        extrainfo = d.getVarFlag(taskflagname, 'stamp-extra-info') or ""
-
-    if not stamp:
-        return []
-
-    cleanmask = bb.parse.siggen.stampcleanmask(stamp, file_name, taskname, extrainfo)
-
-    return [cleanmask, cleanmask.replace(taskflagname, taskflagname + "_setscene")]
-
-def clean_stamp(task, d, file_name = None):
-    cleanmask = stamp_cleanmask_internal(task, d, file_name)
+    cleanmask = bb.parse.siggen.stampcleanmask_mcfn(taskname, mcfn)
+    taskflagname = taskname.replace("_setscene", "")
+    if cleanmask:
+        return [cleanmask, cleanmask.replace(taskflagname, taskflagname + "_setscene")]
+    return []
+
+def clean_stamp_mcfn(task, mcfn):
+    cleanmask = _get_cleanmask(task, mcfn)
     for mask in cleanmask:
         for name in glob.glob(mask):
             # Preserve sigdata files in the stamps directory
@@ -847,33 +797,46 @@ def clean_stamp(task, d, file_name = None):
             if name.endswith('.taint'):
                 continue
             os.unlink(name)
-    return
 
-def make_stamp(task, d, file_name = None):
+def clean_stamp(task, d):
+    mcfn = d.getVar('BB_FILENAME')
+    clean_stamp_mcfn(task, mcfn)
+
+def make_stamp_mcfn(task, mcfn):
+
+    basestamp = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(task, mcfn)
+
+    stampdir = os.path.dirname(basestamp)
+    if cached_mtime_noerror(stampdir) == 0:
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(stampdir)
+
+    clean_stamp_mcfn(task, mcfn)
+
+    # Remove the file and recreate to force timestamp
+    # change on broken NFS filesystems
+    if basestamp:
+        bb.utils.remove(basestamp)
+        open(basestamp, "w").close()
+
+def make_stamp(task, d):
     """
     Creates/updates a stamp for a given task
-    (d can be a data dict or dataCache)
     """
-    clean_stamp(task, d, file_name)
+    mcfn = d.getVar('BB_FILENAME')
 
-    stamp = stamp_internal(task, d, file_name)
-    # Remove the file and recreate to force timestamp
-    # change on broken NFS filesystems
-    if stamp:
-        bb.utils.remove(stamp)
-        open(stamp, "w").close()
+    make_stamp_mcfn(task, mcfn)
 
     # If we're in task context, write out a signature file for each task
     # as it completes
-    if not task.endswith("_setscene") and not file_name:
-        stampbase = stamp_internal(task, d, None, True)
-        file_name = d.getVar('BB_FILENAME')
-        bb.parse.siggen.dump_sigtask(file_name, task, stampbase, True)
-
-def find_stale_stamps(task, d, file_name=None):
-    current = stamp_internal(task, d, file_name)
-    current2 = stamp_internal(task + "_setscene", d, file_name)
-    cleanmask = stamp_cleanmask_internal(task, d, file_name)
+    if not task.endswith("_setscene"):
+        stampbase = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_base(mcfn)
+        bb.parse.siggen.dump_sigtask(mcfn, task, stampbase, True)
+
+
+def find_stale_stamps(task, mcfn):
+    current = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(task, mcfn)
+    current2 = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(task + "_setscene", mcfn)
+    cleanmask = _get_cleanmask(task, mcfn)
     found = []
     for mask in cleanmask:
         for name in glob.glob(mask):
@@ -887,38 +850,14 @@ def find_stale_stamps(task, d, file_name=None):
             found.append(name)
     return found
 
-def del_stamp(task, d, file_name = None):
-    """
-    Removes a stamp for a given task
-    (d can be a data dict or dataCache)
-    """
-    stamp = stamp_internal(task, d, file_name)
-    bb.utils.remove(stamp)
-
-def write_taint(task, d, file_name = None):
+def write_taint(task, d):
     """
     Creates a "taint" file which will force the specified task and its
     dependents to be re-run the next time by influencing the value of its
     taskhash.
-    (d can be a data dict or dataCache)
-    """
-    import uuid
-    if file_name:
-        taintfn = d.stamp[file_name] + '.' + task + '.taint'
-    else:
-        taintfn = d.getVar('STAMP') + '.' + task + '.taint'
-    bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(taintfn))
-    # The specific content of the taint file is not really important,
-    # we just need it to be random, so a random UUID is used
-    with open(taintfn, 'w') as taintf:
-        taintf.write(str(uuid.uuid4()))
-
-def stampfile(taskname, d, file_name = None, noextra=False):
-    """
-    Return the stamp for a given task
-    (d can be a data dict or dataCache)
     """
-    return stamp_internal(taskname, d, file_name, noextra=noextra)
+    mcfn = d.getVar('BB_FILENAME')
+    bb.parse.siggen.invalidate_task(task, mcfn)
 
 def add_tasks(tasklist, d):
     task_deps = d.getVar('_task_deps', False)
diff --git a/lib/bb/cooker.py b/lib/bb/cooker.py
index ac7ac20c04..d96afcc669 100644
--- a/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         # Invalidate task for target if force mode active
         if self.configuration.force:
             logger.verbose("Invalidate task %s, %s", task, fn)
-            bb.parse.siggen.invalidate_task(task, self.recipecaches[mc], fn)
+            bb.parse.siggen.invalidate_task(task, fn)
 
         # Setup taskdata structure
         taskdata = {}
diff --git a/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index 3f9c131fa0..a336528785 100644
--- a/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class RunQueueScheduler(object):
         self.stamps = {}
         for tid in self.rqdata.runtaskentries:
             (mc, fn, taskname, taskfn) = split_tid_mcfn(tid)
-            self.stamps[tid] = bb.build.stampfile(taskname, self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn, noextra=True)
+            self.stamps[tid] = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(taskname, taskfn, extrainfo=False)
             if tid in self.rq.runq_buildable:
                 self.buildable.append(tid)
 
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ class RunQueueData:
                     bb.debug(1, "Task %s is marked nostamp, cannot invalidate this task" % taskname)
             else:
                 logger.verbose("Invalidate task %s, %s", taskname, fn)
-                bb.parse.siggen.invalidate_task(taskname, self.dataCaches[mc], taskfn)
+                bb.parse.siggen.invalidate_task(taskname, taskfn)
 
         self.target_tids = []
         for (mc, target, task, fn) in self.targets:
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ class RunQueue:
         if taskname is None:
             taskname = tn
 
-        stampfile = bb.build.stampfile(taskname, self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn)
+        stampfile = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(taskname, taskfn)
 
         # If the stamp is missing, it's not current
         if not os.access(stampfile, os.F_OK):
@@ -1421,8 +1421,8 @@ class RunQueue:
         for dep in self.rqdata.runtaskentries[tid].depends:
             if iscurrent:
                 (mc2, fn2, taskname2, taskfn2) = split_tid_mcfn(dep)
-                stampfile2 = bb.build.stampfile(taskname2, self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc2], taskfn2)
-                stampfile3 = bb.build.stampfile(taskname2 + "_setscene", self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc2], taskfn2)
+                stampfile2 = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(taskname2, taskfn2)
+                stampfile3 = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(taskname2 + "_setscene", taskfn2)
                 t2 = get_timestamp(stampfile2)
                 t3 = get_timestamp(stampfile3)
                 if t3 and not t2:
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ class RunQueueExecute:
                 self.rq.worker[mc].process.stdin.write(b"<runtask>" + pickle.dumps(runtask) + b"</runtask>")
                 self.rq.worker[mc].process.stdin.flush()
 
-            self.build_stamps[task] = bb.build.stampfile(taskname, self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn, noextra=True)
+            self.build_stamps[task] = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(taskname, taskfn, extrainfo=False)
             self.build_stamps2.append(self.build_stamps[task])
             self.sq_running.add(task)
             self.sq_live.add(task)
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ class RunQueueExecute:
                 self.runq_running.add(task)
                 self.stats.taskActive()
                 if not (self.cooker.configuration.dry_run or self.rqdata.setscene_enforce):
-                    bb.build.make_stamp(taskname, self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn)
+                    bb.build.make_stamp_mcfn(taskname, taskfn)
                 self.task_complete(task)
                 return True
             else:
@@ -2241,7 +2241,7 @@ class RunQueueExecute:
                 self.rq.worker[mc].process.stdin.write(b"<runtask>" + pickle.dumps(runtask) + b"</runtask>")
                 self.rq.worker[mc].process.stdin.flush()
 
-            self.build_stamps[task] = bb.build.stampfile(taskname, self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn, noextra=True)
+            self.build_stamps[task] = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(taskname, taskfn, extrainfo=False)
             self.build_stamps2.append(self.build_stamps[task])
             self.runq_running.add(task)
             self.stats.taskActive()
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ class RunQueueExecute:
                 self.scenequeue_notneeded.remove(tid)
 
             (mc, fn, taskname, taskfn) = split_tid_mcfn(tid)
-            self.sqdata.stamps[tid] = bb.build.stampfile(taskname + "_setscene", self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn, noextra=True)
+            self.sqdata.stamps[tid] = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(taskname, taskfn, extrainfo=False)
 
             if tid in self.stampcache:
                 del self.stampcache[tid]
@@ -2814,7 +2814,8 @@ def build_scenequeue_data(sqdata, rqdata, rq, cooker, stampcache, sqrq):
         (mc, fn, taskname, taskfn) = split_tid_mcfn(tid)
         realtid = tid + "_setscene"
         idepends = rqdata.taskData[mc].taskentries[realtid].idepends
-        sqdata.stamps[tid] = bb.build.stampfile(taskname + "_setscene", rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn, noextra=True)
+        sqdata.stamps[tid] = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_mcfn(taskname, taskfn, extrainfo=False)
+
         for (depname, idependtask) in idepends:
 
             if depname not in rqdata.taskData[mc].build_targets:
@@ -2893,7 +2894,7 @@ def build_scenequeue_data(sqdata, rqdata, rq, cooker, stampcache, sqrq):
     found = {}
     for tid in rqdata.runq_setscene_tids:
         (mc, fn, taskname, taskfn) = split_tid_mcfn(tid)
-        stamps = bb.build.find_stale_stamps(taskname, rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn)
+        stamps = bb.build.find_stale_stamps(taskname, taskfn)
         if stamps:
             if mc not in found:
                 found[mc] = {}
@@ -2909,7 +2910,7 @@ def check_setscene_stamps(tid, rqdata, rq, stampcache, noexecstamp=False):
     taskdep = rqdata.dataCaches[mc].task_deps[taskfn]
 
     if 'noexec' in taskdep and taskname in taskdep['noexec']:
-        bb.build.make_stamp(taskname + "_setscene", rqdata.dataCaches[mc], taskfn)
+        bb.build.make_stamp_mcfn(taskname + "_setscene", taskfn)
         return True, False
 
     if rq.check_stamp_task(tid, taskname + "_setscene", cache=stampcache):
diff --git a/lib/bb/siggen.py b/lib/bb/siggen.py
index a63e37d22f..513f3811a1 100644
--- a/lib/bb/siggen.py
+++ b/lib/bb/siggen.py
@@ -106,17 +106,51 @@ class SignatureGenerator(object):
         """Write/update the file checksum cache onto disk"""
         return
 
+    def stampfile_base(self, mcfn):
+        mc = bb.runqueue.mc_from_tid(mcfn)
+        return self.datacaches[mc].stamp[mcfn]
+
+    def stampfile_mcfn(self, taskname, mcfn, extrainfo=True):
+        mc = bb.runqueue.mc_from_tid(mcfn)
+        stamp = self.datacaches[mc].stamp[mcfn]
+        if not stamp:
+            return
+
+        stamp_extrainfo = ""
+        if extrainfo:
+            taskflagname = taskname
+            if taskname.endswith("_setscene"):
+                taskflagname = taskname.replace("_setscene", "")
+            stamp_extrainfo = self.datacaches[mc].stamp_extrainfo[mcfn].get(taskflagname) or ""
+
+        return self.stampfile(stamp, mcfn, taskname, stamp_extrainfo)
+
     def stampfile(self, stampbase, file_name, taskname, extrainfo):
         return ("%s.%s.%s" % (stampbase, taskname, extrainfo)).rstrip('.')
 
+    def stampcleanmask_mcfn(self, taskname, mcfn):
+        mc = bb.runqueue.mc_from_tid(mcfn)
+        stamp = self.datacaches[mc].stamp[mcfn]
+        if not stamp:
+            return []
+
+        taskflagname = taskname
+        if taskname.endswith("_setscene"):
+            taskflagname = taskname.replace("_setscene", "")
+        stamp_extrainfo = self.datacaches[mc].stamp_extrainfo[mcfn].get(taskflagname) or ""
+
+        return self.stampcleanmask(stamp, mcfn, taskname, stamp_extrainfo)
+
     def stampcleanmask(self, stampbase, file_name, taskname, extrainfo):
         return ("%s.%s.%s" % (stampbase, taskname, extrainfo)).rstrip('.')
 
     def dump_sigtask(self, fn, task, stampbase, runtime):
         return
 
-    def invalidate_task(self, task, d, fn):
-        bb.build.del_stamp(task, d, fn)
+    def invalidate_task(self, task, mcfn):
+        mc = bb.runqueue.mc_from_tid(mcfn)
+        stamp = self.datacaches[mc].stamp[mcfn]
+        bb.utils.remove(stamp)
 
     def dump_sigs(self, dataCache, options):
         return
@@ -448,9 +482,20 @@ class SignatureGeneratorBasicHash(SignatureGeneratorBasic):
     def stampcleanmask(self, stampbase, fn, taskname, extrainfo):
         return self.stampfile(stampbase, fn, taskname, extrainfo, clean=True)
 
-    def invalidate_task(self, task, d, fn):
-        bb.note("Tainting hash to force rebuild of task %s, %s" % (fn, task))
-        bb.build.write_taint(task, d, fn)
+    def invalidate_task(self, task, mcfn):
+        bb.note("Tainting hash to force rebuild of task %s, %s" % (mcfn, task))
+
+        mc = bb.runqueue.mc_from_tid(mcfn)
+        stamp = self.datacaches[mc].stamp[mcfn]
+
+        taintfn = stamp + '.' + task + '.taint'
+
+        import uuid
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(taintfn))
+        # The specific content of the taint file is not really important,
+        # we just need it to be random, so a random UUID is used
+        with open(taintfn, 'w') as taintf:
+            taintf.write(str(uuid.uuid4()))
 
 class SignatureGeneratorUniHashMixIn(object):
     def __init__(self, data):
@@ -693,7 +738,7 @@ def dump_this_task(outfile, d):
     import bb.parse
     fn = d.getVar("BB_FILENAME")
     task = "do_" + d.getVar("BB_CURRENTTASK")
-    referencestamp = bb.build.stamp_internal(task, d, None, True)
+    referencestamp = bb.parse.siggen.stampfile_base(fn)
     bb.parse.siggen.dump_sigtask(fn, task, outfile, "customfile:" + referencestamp)
 
 def init_colors(enable_color):