diff --git a/meta-evb/meta-evb-aspeed/conf/layer.conf b/meta-evb/meta-evb-aspeed/conf/layer.conf
index 13a27f3..4411ab5 100644
--- a/meta-evb/meta-evb-aspeed/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-evb/meta-evb-aspeed/conf/layer.conf
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "evb-aspeed"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_evb-aspeed = ""
-
+BBFILE_PATTERN_IGNORE_EMPTY_evb-aspeed =  "1"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_evb-aspeed = "langdale mickledore"