diff --git a/meta/classes/ptest.bbclass b/meta/classes/ptest.bbclass
index 06dddf7908..98c913922d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/ptest.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/ptest.bbclass
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ do_install_ptest_base[cleandirs] = "${D}${PTEST_PATH}"
 
 addtask configure_ptest_base after do_configure before do_compile
 addtask compile_ptest_base   after do_compile   before do_install
-addtask install_ptest_base   after do_install   before do_package
+addtask install_ptest_base   after do_install   before do_package do_populate_sysroot
 
 python () {
     if not bb.data.inherits_class('native', d) and not bb.data.inherits_class('cross', d):