diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-image.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-image.bbclass
index ae8f3c6688..03272bab51 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-image.bbclass
@@ -241,3 +241,4 @@ do_deploy() {
     fi
 }
 addtask deploy after do_compile before do_build
+SSTATE_SKIP_CREATION:task-deploy = "1"