diff --git a/meta/classes/vex.bbclass b/meta/classes/vex.bbclass
index c57b8209c2..4c36cab581 100644
--- a/meta/classes/vex.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/vex.bbclass
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ python vex_write_rootfs_manifest () {
     bb.plain("Image VEX JSON report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
 }
 
-ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND:prepend = "vex_write_rootfs_manifest; "
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND:prepend = "vex_write_rootfs_manifest "
 do_rootfs[recrdeptask] += "do_generate_vex "
 do_populate_sdk[recrdeptask] += "do_generate_vex "