diff --git a/meta-aspeed/conf/layer.conf b/meta-aspeed/conf/layer.conf
index 00302dd..21b9641 100644
--- a/meta-aspeed/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-aspeed/conf/layer.conf
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "aspeed-layer"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_aspeed-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
-LAYERVERSION:aspeed-layer = "1"
+LAYERVERSION_aspeed-layer = "1"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_aspeed-layer = "gatesgarth hardknott honister"