diff --git a/bin/bitbake-config-build b/bin/bitbake-config-build
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..11e6df80c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/bitbake-config-build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bitbake-layers
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/bitbake-layers b/bin/bitbake-layers
index 7bd3ea20e47..341ecbcd971 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-layers
+++ b/bin/bitbake-layers
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ import warnings
 warnings.simplefilter("default")
 
 bindir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+toolname = os.path.basename(__file__).split(".")[0]
 topdir = os.path.dirname(bindir)
 sys.path[0:0] = [os.path.join(topdir, 'lib')]
 
 import bb.tinfoil
 import bb.msg
 
-logger = bb.msg.logger_create('bitbake-layers', sys.stdout)
+logger = bb.msg.logger_create(toolname, sys.stdout)
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ def main():
             bbpaths = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('BBPATH').split(':')
 
         for path in ([topdir] + bbpaths):
-            pluginpath = os.path.join(path, 'lib', 'bblayers')
+            pluginbasepath = {"bitbake-layers":'bblayers', 'bitbake-config-build':'bbconfigbuild'}[toolname]
+            pluginpath = os.path.join(path, 'lib', pluginbasepath)
             bb.utils.load_plugins(logger, plugins, pluginpath)
 
         registered = False