diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 818a07e..536434f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ do_validate_branches() {
  	 	return
  	fi
 
+	# nothing to do if SRCREV=${AUTOREV}
+	if [ "${SRCREV_machine}" = "AUTOINC" ]; then
+		# restore the branch for builds
+		git checkout -f ${KBRANCH}
+		return
+	fi
+
  	branch_head=`git show-ref -s --heads ${KBRANCH}`
  	meta_head=`git show-ref -s --heads ${KMETA}`
  	target_branch_head="${SRCREV_machine}"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb
index 829d105..f7600ca 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://git/tools/kgit;beginline=5;endline=9;md5=e2bf4415f3d8
 
 DEPENDS = "git-native guilt-native"
 
-SRCREV = "ecbdf3cdf6705a63dcb3c50bb24c311046f0b35c"
+SRCREV = "f8eb067b023d590b6cd8deddf6f96d6a820997af"
 PR = r10
 PV = "0.1+git${SRCPV}"