diff --git a/bin/bitbake-worker b/bin/bitbake-worker
index 61484a5c2..0be6f6eba 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-worker
+++ b/bin/bitbake-worker
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def fork_off_task(cfg, data, databuilder, workerdata, extraconfigdata, runtask):
                  the_data = databuilder.mcdata[mc]
                  the_data.setVar("BB_WORKERCONTEXT", "1")
                  the_data.setVar("BB_TASKDEPDATA", taskdepdata)
-                the_data.setVar('BB_CURRENTTASK', taskname.replace("do_", ""))
+                the_data.setVar('BB_CURRENTTASK', taskname[3:])
                  if cfg.limited_deps:
                      the_data.setVar("BB_LIMITEDDEPS", "1")
                  the_data.setVar("BUILDNAME", workerdata["buildname"]) @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def fork_off_task(cfg, data, databuilder,