diff --git a/scripts/bitbake b/scripts/bitbake
index 45c8697..ea24de7 100755
--- a/scripts/bitbake
+++ b/scripts/bitbake
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ if [ "`pwd`" != "$BUILDDIR" ] ; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$PSEUDODONE" ]; then
+    PSEUDODONE="$BUILDDIR/pseudodone"
+fi
+
 buildpseudo="1"
-if [ $needpseudo = "1" ] && [ -e "$BUILDDIR/pseudodone" ]; then
-    PSEUDOBINDIR=`cat $BUILDDIR/pseudodone`
+if [ $needpseudo = "1" ] && [ -e "$PSEUDODONE" ]; then
+    PSEUDOBINDIR=`cat $PSEUDODONE`
     if [ -e "$PSEUDOBINDIR/pseudo" -a -e "$PSEUDOBINDIR/tar" -a "$needtar" = "1" ]; then
         buildpseudo="0"
     fi
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ if [ $buildpseudo = "1" ]; then
     if [ "$ret" != "0" ]; then
         exit 1
     fi
-    echo $PSEUDOBINDIR > $BUILDDIR/pseudodone
+    echo $PSEUDOBINDIR > $PSEUDODONE
     # This needs to exist in case pseudo has to log somewhere
     mkdir -p $PSEUDOBINDIR/../../var/pseudo
 fi
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ BITBAKE=`which bitbake`
 export PATH=$OLDPATH
 if [ $needpseudo = "1" ]; then
     export PSEUDO_BUILD=2
-    PSEUDOBINDIR=`cat $BUILDDIR/pseudodone`
+    PSEUDOBINDIR=`cat $PSEUDODONE`
     PSEUDO_BINDIR=$PSEUDOBINDIR PSEUDO_LIBDIR=$PSEUDOBINDIR/../lib/pseudo/lib PSEUDO_PREFIX=$PSEUDOBINDIR/../../ PSEUDO_DISABLED=1 $PSEUDOBINDIR/pseudo $BITBAKE $@
 else
     export PSEUDO_BUILD=0