diff --git a/meta-zephyr-core/conf/layer.conf b/meta-zephyr-core/conf/layer.conf
index e355b3f..a01657a 100644
--- a/meta-zephyr-core/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-zephyr-core/conf/layer.conf
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ addpylib ${LAYERDIR}/lib oeqa
 
 # Default to a stable version
 PREFERRED_VERSION_zephyr-kernel ??= "3.6.0"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_zephyr-sdk ??= "0.16.9"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_zephyr-sdk-native ??= "0.16.9"