diff --git a/README b/README
index 39dde592..1fa37716 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This layer depends on:
 
 URI: git://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core
 layers: meta
-branch: master
+branch: morty
 
 
 The base BSP part of meta-ti should work with different OpenEmbedded/Yocto
diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index 4ad5022b..a07e62ff 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ BBFILE_PRIORITY_meta-ti = "6"
 
 LICENSE_PATH += "${LAYERDIR}/licenses"
 
+LAYERDEPENDS_meta-ti = "core"
+
 SIGGEN_EXCLUDERECIPES_ABISAFE += " \
     ti-sgx-ddk-km \
     ti-sgx-ddk-um \