diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/openjade/openjade-native_1.3.2.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/openjade/openjade-native_1.3.2.bb
index 5c1037a5de..1c672e109e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/openjade/openjade-native_1.3.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/openjade/openjade-native_1.3.2.bb
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 openjade_sstate_postinst() {
-	# Ensure that the catalog file sgml-docbook.cat is properly
-	# updated when the package is installed from sstate cache.
-	install-catalog \
-		--add ${sysconfdir}/sgml/sgml-docbook.cat \
-		${sysconfdir}/sgml/openjade-${PV}.cat
+	if [ "${BB_CURRENTTASK}" = "populate_sysroot" -o "${BB_CURRENTTASK}" = "populate_sysroot_setscene" ]
+	then
+		# Ensure that the catalog file sgml-docbook.cat is properly
+		# updated when the package is installed from sstate cache.
+		install-catalog \
+			--add ${sysconfdir}/sgml/sgml-docbook.cat \
+			${sysconfdir}/sgml/openjade-${PV}.cat
+	fi
 }