diff --git a/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf b/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
index 4bc43ef..0329e5d 100644
--- a/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
             ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "palmetto-layer"
-BBFILE_PATTERN_palmetto-layer = ""
+BBFILE_PATTERN_palmetto-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_palmetto-layer = "thud warrior"