diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index de22db1..3c284f8 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "inventec"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_inventec = ""
+
+# Provide a variable that points the base of the inventec layer.
+INVENTECBASE = '${@os.path.normpath("${LAYERDIR}/")}'