diff --git a/bin/bitbake-setup b/bin/bitbake-setup
index c006a059c..5a3394092 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-setup
+++ b/bin/bitbake-setup
@@ -956,6 +956,11 @@ def build_status(top_dir, settings, args, d, update=False):
         return
 
     logger.plain("\nConfiguration in {} has not changed.".format(setupdir))
+    if update:
+        workspace_file = os.path.join(setupdir, "bitbake.code-workspace")
+        if os.path.exists(workspace_file):
+            bitbake_builddir = os.path.join(setupdir, "build")
+            configure_vscode(setupdir, layerdir, bitbake_builddir, os.path.join(bitbake_builddir, "init-build-env"))
 
 def build_update(top_dir, settings, args, d):
     build_status(top_dir, settings, args, d, update=True)