diff --git a/src/wic/engine.py b/src/wic/engine.py
index e12eee8..3612017 100644
--- a/src/wic/engine.py
+++ b/src/wic/engine.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def verify_build_env():
 CANNED_IMAGE_DIR = "lib/wic/canned-wks" # relative to scripts
 SCRIPTS_CANNED_IMAGE_DIR = "scripts/" + CANNED_IMAGE_DIR
 WIC_DIR = "wic"
+WIC_FILES_DIR = "files/wic"
 
 def build_canned_image_list(path):
     layers_path = get_bitbake_var("BBLAYERS")
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ def build_canned_image_list(path):
 
     if layers_path is not None:
         for layer_path in layers_path.split():
-            for wks_path in (WIC_DIR, SCRIPTS_CANNED_IMAGE_DIR):
+            for wks_path in (WIC_FILES_DIR, WIC_DIR, SCRIPTS_CANNED_IMAGE_DIR):
                 cpath = os.path.join(layer_path, wks_path)
                 if os.path.isdir(cpath):
                     canned_wks_layer_dirs.append(cpath)