diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd-machine-conf_1.0.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd-machine-conf_1.0.bb
index 9c1db3a..4ced1c9 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd-machine-conf_1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd-machine-conf_1.0.bb
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 # empty by default
 # BSP layers can add stuff like meta-openmoko example:
 #
+ALLOW_EMPTY:${PN} = "1"