diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index d95e39dfdc..d756af4e73 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST ?= "TMPDIR FILE PATH PWD BB_TASKHASH BBPATH BBSERVER DL_DI
     PRSERV_DUMPDIR PRSERV_DUMPFILE PRSERV_LOCKDOWN PARALLEL_MAKE \
     CCACHE_DIR EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN CCACHE CCACHE_DISABLE LICENSE_PATH SDKPKGSUFFIX \
     WARN_QA ERROR_QA WORKDIR STAMPCLEAN PKGDATA_DIR BUILD_ARCH SSTATE_PKGARCH \
-    BB_WORKERCONTEXT BB_LIMITEDDEPS extend_recipe_sysroot"
+    BB_WORKERCONTEXT BB_LIMITEDDEPS extend_recipe_sysroot DEPLOY_DIR"
 BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST ?= "${BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST} DATE TIME SSH_AGENT_PID \
     SSH_AUTH_SOCK PSEUDO_BUILD BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE DISABLE_SANITY_CHECKS \
     PARALLEL_MAKE BB_NUMBER_THREADS BB_ORIGENV BB_INVALIDCONF BBINCLUDED \