diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index 0c2d6d73e..3a7030bf3 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1314,6 +1314,7 @@ class FetchData(object):
         if not self.pswd and "pswd" in self.parm:
             self.pswd = self.parm["pswd"]
         self.setup = False
+        self.destdir = None
 
         def configure_checksum(checksum_id):
             checksum_plain_name = "%ssum" % checksum_id
@@ -1609,6 +1610,8 @@ class FetchMethod(object):
         else:
             unpackdir = rootdir
 
+        urldata.destdir = unpackdir
+
         if not unpack or not cmd:
             urldata.unpack_tracer.unpack("file-copy", unpackdir)
             # If file == dest, then avoid any copies, as we already put the file into dest!