diff --git a/meta-arm/ci/corstone1000-common.yml b/meta-arm/ci/corstone1000-common.yml
index 6599d97..970a87c 100644
--- a/meta-arm/ci/corstone1000-common.yml
+++ b/meta-arm/ci/corstone1000-common.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
   includes:
     - ci/base.yml
     - ci/meta-openembedded.yml
+
 local_conf_header:
     perf: |
+    # Intentionally blank to prevent perf from being added to the image in base.yml
 
 distro: poky-tiny
 
 target:
-  - perf
   - corstone1000-image
+  - perf