diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 48c8974..8e010e0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ do_kernel_checkout() {
 	if [ -d "${WORKDIR}/git/" ] && [ -d "${WORKDIR}/git/.git" ]; then
 		# we build out of {S}, so ensure that ${S} is clean and present
 		rm -rf ${S}
-		mkdir -p ${S}/.git
+		mkdir -p ${S}

 		echo "WARNING. ${WORKDIR}/git is not a bare clone."
 		echo "Ensure that the SRC_URI includes the 'bareclone=1' option."