diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/context.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/context.py
index 5a09aeedff..c148aa5aab 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/context.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/context.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class OESelftestTestContext(OETestContext):
 
         # Relative paths in BBLAYERS only works when the new build dir share the same ascending node
         if self.newbuilddir:
-            bblayers = subprocess.check_output("bitbake-getvar --value BBLAYERS | tail -1", cwd=builddir, shell=True, text=True)
+            bblayers = subprocess.check_output("bitbake-getvar --value BBLAYERS", cwd=builddir, shell=True, text=True)
             if '..' in bblayers:
                 bblayers_abspath = [os.path.abspath(path) for path in bblayers.split()]
                 with open("%s/conf/bblayers.conf" % newbuilddir, "a") as f: