diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
index 3f63c7dd51..ad9540586c 100644
--- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ BBPATH ?= ""
 # We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
 BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
 # We have a packages directory, add to BBFILES
-BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/packages/*/*.bb ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "normal"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_normal := "^${LAYERDIR}/"