diff --git a/meta-selftest/recipes-test/images/test-empty-image.bb b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/images/test-empty-image.bb
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+SUMMARY = "An empty image."
+IMAGE_INSTALL = ""
+IMAGE_LINGUAS = ""
+PACKAGE_INSTALL = ""
+
+inherit image