diff --git a/tools/packchk/src/ValidateSemantic.cpp b/tools/packchk/src/ValidateSemantic.cpp
index 0ec11c87d..e862036ce 100644
--- a/tools/packchk/src/ValidateSemantic.cpp
+++ b/tools/packchk/src/ValidateSemantic.cpp
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ bool ValidateSemantic::CheckDeviceDependencies(RteDeviceItem *device, RteProject
         }
 
         rteProject->Clear();
+        rteProject->SetAttribute("update-rte-files", "0");
         rteProject->AddTarget("Test", filter.GetAttributes(), true, true);
         rteProject->SetActiveTarget("Test");
         RteTarget* target = rteProject->GetActiveTarget();
@@ -851,6 +852,7 @@ bool ValidateSemantic::TestMcuDependencies(RtePackage* pKg)
   if(!rteProject || !pKg) {
     return false;
   }
+  rteProject->SetAttribute("update-rte-files", "0");
 
   model.GetLatestPackage("ARM.CMSIS");
 
@@ -883,6 +885,7 @@ bool ValidateSemantic::TestComponentDependencies()
   if(!rteProject) {
     return true;
   }
+  rteProject->SetAttribute("update-rte-files", "0");
 
   bool bOk = true;
   for(auto &[compKey, component] : model.GetComponentList()) {
@@ -908,6 +911,7 @@ bool ValidateSemantic::TestComponentDependencies()
 
     XmlItem filter;
     rteProject->Clear();
+    rteProject->SetAttribute("update-rte-files", "0");
     rteProject->AddTarget("Test", filter.GetAttributes(), true, true);
     rteProject->SetActiveTarget("Test");
     RteTarget* target = rteProject->GetActiveTarget();
diff --git a/tools/packchk/test/integtests/src/PackChkIntegTests.cpp b/tools/packchk/test/integtests/src/PackChkIntegTests.cpp
index 5ef4fa976..83ddb601c 100644
--- a/tools/packchk/test/integtests/src/PackChkIntegTests.cpp
+++ b/tools/packchk/test/integtests/src/PackChkIntegTests.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
+class CurrentFolderScope {
+public:
+  explicit CurrentFolderScope(const string& path) :
+    m_previousPath(RteFsUtils::GetCurrentFolder(false))
+  {
+    RteFsUtils::SetCurrentFolder(path);
+  }
+
+  ~CurrentFolderScope()
+  {
+    RteFsUtils::SetCurrentFolder(m_previousPath);
+  }
+
+private:
+  string m_previousPath;
+};
+
 class PackChkIntegTests : public ::testing::Test {
 public:
   void SetUp()    override;
@@ -135,6 +152,32 @@ TEST_F(PackChkIntegTests, CheckValidPack) {
   EXPECT_EQ(0, packChk.Check(2, argv, nullptr));
 }
 
+TEST_F(PackChkIntegTests, CheckValidPackDoesNotCreateRteDirectory) {
+  const char* argv[2];
+
+  const string& pdscFile = PackChkIntegTestEnv::globaltestdata_dir +
+    "/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.1.1/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(RteFsUtils::Exists(pdscFile));
+
+  const string workDir = PackChkIntegTestEnv::testoutput_dir + "/NoRteSideEffects";
+  if (RteFsUtils::Exists(workDir)) {
+    RteFsUtils::RemoveDir(workDir);
+  }
+  ASSERT_TRUE(RteFsUtils::CreateDirectories(workDir));
+  ASSERT_FALSE(RteFsUtils::Exists(workDir + "/RTE"));
+
+  argv[0] = (char*)"";
+  argv[1] = (char*)pdscFile.c_str();
+
+  {
+    CurrentFolderScope cwd(workDir);
+    PackChk packChk;
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, packChk.Check(2, argv, nullptr));
+  }
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(RteFsUtils::Exists(workDir + "/RTE"));
+}
+
 // Validate invalid software pack
 TEST_F(PackChkIntegTests, CheckInvalidPack) {
   const char* argv[3];
@@ -1301,4 +1344,3 @@ TEST_F(PackChkIntegTests, CheckConditionComponentDependency_Neg) {
     FAIL() << "error: warning M317 count != 4";
   }
 }
-