diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/layer.conf b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/layer.conf
index 7ace31d..7dd1f0b 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/layer.conf
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "witherspoon-layer"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_witherspoon-layer = ""
-LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_witherspoon-layer = "sumo"
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_witherspoon-layer = "thud"