diff --git a/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf b/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
index 7369df1a21..2fd7eacb22 100644
--- a/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ SIGGEN_EXCLUDERECIPES_ABISAFE += " \
   pointercal-xinput \
   systemd-serialgetty \
   mplayer-common \
+  task-x11-server \
 "