diff --git a/meta/classes-global/package_pkgdata.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/package_pkgdata.bbclass
index f653bd9240..5312ca873c 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/package_pkgdata.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/package_pkgdata.bbclass
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ python package_prepare_pkgdata() {
     # Detect bitbake -b usage
     nodeps = d.getVar("BB_LIMITEDDEPS") or False
     if nodeps:
-        staging_package_populate_pkgdata_dir(pkgdatadir, d)
+        package_populate_pkgdata_dir(pkgdatadir, d)
         return
 
     start = None
@@ -169,5 +169,3 @@ python package_prepare_pkgdata() {
 }
 package_prepare_pkgdata[cleandirs] = "${WORKDIR_PKGDATA}"
 package_prepare_pkgdata[vardepsexclude] += "MACHINE_ARCH PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS SDK_ARCH BUILD_ARCH SDK_OS BB_TASKDEPDATA SSTATETASKS"
-
-