diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index 7c913c1861..c33aa7b889 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
-BBPATH := "${BBPATH}:${LAYERDIR}"
+# We have a conf and classes directory, prepend to BBPATH to prefer our versions
+BBPATH := "${LAYERDIR}:${BBPATH}"
 
 # We have a recipes directory, add to BBFILES
 BBFILES := "${BBFILES} ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"