diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bb
index 74b5986730..d9347163b5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bb
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ python () {
     if not bb.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', True, False, d):
         raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'systemd' not in DISTRO_FEATURES")
 }
+
+ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1"