diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc
index 85835c4c61..9ea3b5414c 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS ?= ""
 # COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS ?= "gst-plugins-ugly-mpeg2dec gst-plugins-ugly-mpegstream gst-plugins-bad-mpegvideoparse"
 # Set of common licenses used for license.bbclass
 COMMON_LICENSE_DIR ??= "${COREBASE}/meta/files/common-licenses"
+LICENSE_PATH ??= ""
 
 BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS ??= "0"