diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/conf/layer.conf b/meta-digi-arm/conf/layer.conf
index 4e3cc9837..8be9b22cb 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/conf/layer.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "digi-arm"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_digi-arm := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 BBFILE_PRIORITY_digi-arm = "5"
 
+LAYERDEPENDS_digi-arm = "core fsl-arm"
+
 # Digi's General and Open Source license agreements
 DIGI_EULA_FILE = "${LAYERDIR}/DIGI_EULA"
 DIGI_OPEN_EULA_FILE = "${LAYERDIR}/DIGI_OPEN_EULA"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/conf/layer.conf b/meta-digi-dey/conf/layer.conf
index cec2d83a6..a8b03895f 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/conf/layer.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "dey"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_dey := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 BBFILE_PRIORITY_dey = "6"
 
+LAYERDEPENDS_dey  = "core digi-arm"
+LAYERDEPENDS_dey += "openembedded-layer networking-layer webserver qt5-layer"
+
 # Digi's General and Open Source license agreements
 DIGI_EULA_FILE = "${LAYERDIR}/DIGI_EULA"
 DIGI_OPEN_EULA_FILE = "${LAYERDIR}/DIGI_OPEN_EULA"