diff --git a/lib/processors/manifestCreator.js b/lib/processors/manifestCreator.js
index eb00646dc..c92621c40 100644
--- a/lib/processors/manifestCreator.js
+++ b/lib/processors/manifestCreator.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ async function createManifest(libraryResource, libBundle, descriptorVersion, _in
 		// return undefined
 	}
 
-	async function createSapApp() {
+	function createSapApp() {
 		function hasManifest(componentPath, libraryPathPrefix) {
 			const manifestPath = componentPath + "/manifest.json";
 
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ async function createManifest(libraryResource, libBundle, descriptorVersion, _in
 
 	return {
 		"_version": descriptorVersion.toString(),
-		"sap.app": await createSapApp(),
+		"sap.app": createSapApp(),
 		"sap.ui": createSapUi(),
 		"sap.ui5": createSapUI5(),
 		"sap.fiori": createSapFiori(),