diff --git a/meta-webos/conf/layer.conf b/meta-webos/conf/layer.conf
index a44c86944..b00bb04af 100644
--- a/meta-webos/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-webos/conf/layer.conf
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ BBFILES_DYNAMIC += " \
     clang-layer:${LAYERDIR}/dynamic-layers/clang-layer/*/*.bbappend \
 "
 
+# Set these variables to build webos outside of build-webos (for OSE only).
+# https://github.com/webosose/meta-webosose/issues/28
+META_WEBOS_LAYER ??= "${LAYERDIR}"
+META_OE_LAYER ??= "${@'${BBFILE_PATTERN_openembedded-layer}'[1:-1]}"
+
 # Prepend scripts to WEBOS_EXTRA_PATH
 WEBOS_EXTRA_PATH .= "${@'${BBFILE_PATTERN_meta-webos}'[1:] + 'scripts:'}"