diff --git a/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass b/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
index 432adb14cd..db1ccc0c81 100644
--- a/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ python do_create_recipe_spdx() {
     import oe.spdx30_tasks
     oe.spdx30_tasks.create_recipe_spdx(d)
 }
-addtask do_create_recipe_spdx
+addtask do_create_recipe_spdx after do_fetch
 
 SSTATETASKS += "do_create_recipe_spdx"
 do_create_recipe_spdx[sstate-inputdirs] = "${SPDXRECIPEDEPLOY}"