diff --git a/meta-evb/conf/layer.conf b/meta-evb/conf/layer.conf
index aa6b56f..445533f 100644
--- a/meta-evb/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-evb/conf/layer.conf
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "evb"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_evb = ""
+BBFILE_PATTERN_IGNORE_EMPTY_evb =  "1"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_evb = "langdale mickledore"
diff --git a/meta-evb/meta-evb-nuvoton/conf/layer.conf b/meta-evb/meta-evb-nuvoton/conf/layer.conf
index f19d857..420306c 100644
--- a/meta-evb/meta-evb-nuvoton/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-evb/meta-evb-nuvoton/conf/layer.conf
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "evb-nuvoton"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_evb-nuvoton = ""
+BBFILE_PATTERN_IGNORE_EMPTY_evb-nuvoton =  "1"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_evb-nuvoton = "langdale mickledore"