diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/spdlog/spdlog_1.3.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/spdlog/spdlog_1.3.1.bb
index 91e3f67c2b8..84501fa4fad 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/spdlog/spdlog_1.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/spdlog/spdlog_1.3.1.bb
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ inherit cmake
 # Header-only library
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev = ""
 RRECOMMENDS_${PN}-dbg = "${PN}-dev (= ${EXTENDPKGV})"
+
+ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1"