diff --git a/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf b/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
index 469cde5e33..cc78c1ac59 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 # Layer configuration for meta-initramfs layer
 
-# We have a conf and classes directory, prepend to BBPATH to prefer our versions
-BBPATH := "${LAYERDIR}:${BBPATH}"
+# We have a conf and classes directory, append to BBPATH
+BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
 
 # We have a recipes directory, add to BBFILES
-BBFILES := "${BBFILES} ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "meta-initramfs"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_meta-initramfs := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+
+# Define the priority for recipes (.bb files) from this layer,
+# choosing carefully how this layer interacts with all of the
+# other layers.
+
 BBFILE_PRIORITY_meta-initramfs = "8"