diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/xbee/xbee.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/xbee/xbee.bb
index 577681d61..a07cc460b 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/xbee/xbee.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/xbee/xbee.bb
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ FILES:${PN}-init = " \
     ${sysconfdir}/init.d/xbee-init \
     ${systemd_unitdir}/system/xbee-init.service \
 "
+ALLOW_EMPTY:${PN} = "1"
+
 INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES += "${PN}-init"
 INITSCRIPT_NAME:${PN}-init = "xbee-init"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS:${PN}-init = "start 19 2 3 4 5 . stop 21 0 1 6 ."