diff --git a/meta-arm/meta-atp/conf/layer.conf b/meta-arm/meta-atp/conf/layer.conf
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+BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb \
+            ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
+BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "meta-atp"
+BBFILE_PATTERN_meta-atp = "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+
+LAYERDEPENDS_meta-atp = "core openembedded-layer meta-gem5"
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_meta-atp = "kirkstone"