diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/copy_buildsystem.py b/meta/lib/oe/copy_buildsystem.py
index 979578c..c0e7541 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/copy_buildsystem.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/copy_buildsystem.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
         shutil.copymode(src, dest)
 
 class BuildSystem(object):
-    def __init__(self, d):
+    def __init__(self, context, d):
         self.d = d
+        self.context = context
         self.layerdirs = d.getVar('BBLAYERS', True).split()
 
     def copy_bitbake_and_layers(self, destdir):
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
             if os.path.exists(layerconf):
                 with open(layerconf, 'r') as f:
                     if f.readline().startswith("# ### workspace layer auto-generated by devtool ###"):
-                        bb.warn("Skipping local workspace layer %s" % layer)
+                        bb.plain("NOTE: Excluding local workspace layer %s from %s" % (layer, self.context))
                         continue
 
             # If the layer was already under corebase, leave it there