diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
index cdf1eb5007..46f36d8adc 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class HobHandler(gobject.GObject):
         bbfiles = self.runCommand(["getVariable", "BBFILES", "False"]) or ""
         bbfiles = bbfiles.split()
         if val not in bbfiles:
-            self.append_var_in_file("BBFILES", val, "local.conf")
+            self.append_var_in_file("BBFILES", val, "bblayers.conf")
 
     def get_parameters(self):
         # retrieve the parameters from bitbake