diff --git a/meta/classes/useradd.bbclass b/meta/classes/useradd.bbclass
index a4b8a2d6d60..0997b3da7a5 100644
--- a/meta/classes/useradd.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/useradd.bbclass
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ python useradd_sysroot_sstate () {
         bb.build.exec_func("useradd_sysroot", d)
     elif task == "prepare_recipe_sysroot":
         # Used to update this recipe's own sysroot so the user/groups are available to do_install
-        scriptfile = d.expand("${RECIPE_SYSROOT}${bindir}/postinst-useradd-${PN}")
+
+        # If do_populate_sysroot is triggered and we write the file here, there would be an overlapping
+        # files. See usergrouptests.UserGroupTests.test_add_task_between_p_sysroot_and_package
+        scriptfile = d.expand("${RECIPE_SYSROOT}${bindir}/postinst-useradd-${PN}-recipedebug")
+
         bb.build.exec_func("useradd_sysroot", d)
     elif task == "populate_sysroot":
         # Used when installed in dependent task sysroots
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/usergrouptests.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/usergrouptests.py
index f6a40b21e78..a331ca9f2c4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/usergrouptests.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/usergrouptests.py
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ class UserGroupTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.logger.info("Packaging creategroup2")
         self.assertTrue(bitbake(' creategroup2 -c package'))
 
-    def _test_add_task_between_p_sysroot_and_package(self):
-        self.logger.info("Cleaning sstate for useraddbadtask")
-        self.logger.info("Building useraddbadtask")
-        # fails due to bug #14961
-        self.assertTrue(bitbake(' useraddbadtask -C fetch'))
+    def test_add_task_between_p_sysroot_and_package(self):
+        # Test for YOCTO #14961
+        self.assertTrue(bitbake('useraddbadtask -C fetch'))
 
     def test_static_useradd_from_dynamic(self):
         metaselftestpath = get_test_layer()