diff --git a/scripts/oe-check-sstate b/scripts/oe-check-sstate
index f4cc5869de..5c185fa85e 100755
--- a/scripts/oe-check-sstate
+++ b/scripts/oe-check-sstate
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def check(args):
 
         try:
             output = subprocess.check_output(
-                    'bitbake -n %s' % ' '.join(args.target),
+                    'bitbake -n --runall build %s' % ' '.join(args.target),
                     stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
                     env=env,
                     shell=True)