diff --git a/meta-selftest/recipes-test/emptytest/emptytest.bb b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/emptytest/emptytest.bb
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+include test_recipe.inc
+
+# Set LICENSE to something so that bitbake -p that is ran at the beginning
+# is successful since test_recipe.inc has not yet been modified.
+LICENSE = ""