diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-test/cpputest/cpputest_4.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-test/cpputest/cpputest_4.0.bb
index 921143a74..52c01f44e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-test/cpputest/cpputest_4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-test/cpputest/cpputest_4.0.bb
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DLONGLONG=ON \
                  -DEXTENSIONS=OFF \
                  "
 
+ALLOW_EMPTY:${PN} = "1"
+
 FILES:${PN}-dev += "${libdir}/CppUTest/cmake/*"