diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index a6f3befe15..369444b9b3 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -646,15 +646,18 @@ class BBCooker:
         else:
             shell.start( self )
 
-    def _findLayerConf(self):
+    def _findConfigFile(self, configfile):
         path = os.getcwd()
         while path != "/":
-            bblayers = os.path.join(path, "conf", "bblayers.conf")
-            if os.path.exists(bblayers):
-                return bblayers
+            confpath = os.path.join(path, "conf", configfile)
+            if os.path.exists(confpath):
+                return confpath
 
             path, _ = os.path.split(path)
 
+    def _findLayerConf(self):
+        return self._findConfigFile("bblayers.conf")
+
     def parseConfigurationFiles(self, files):
         data = self.configuration.data
         bb.parse.init_parser(data)