diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/checklayer/__init__.py b/poky/scripts/lib/checklayer/__init__.py
index 5aeec2f..1138000 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/checklayer/__init__.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/checklayer/__init__.py
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
 
 def _find_layer_depends(depend, layers):
     for layer in layers:
+        if 'collections' not in layer:
+            continue
+
         for collection in layer['collections']:
             if depend == collection:
                 return layer