diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb b/poky/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
index 032827a..c3ecd81 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
@@ -182,3 +182,5 @@
 
 CONFFILES:${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/fstab ${@['', '${sysconfdir}/hostname ${sysconfdir}/hosts'][(d.getVar('hostname') != '')]} ${sysconfdir}/shells"
 CONFFILES:${PN} += "${sysconfdir}/motd ${sysconfdir}/nsswitch.conf ${sysconfdir}/profile"
+
+INSANE_SKIP:${PN} += "empty-dirs"