1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index d79766361f..a165a9ab9b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ python do_package_deb () {
         cleanupcontrol(root)
         from glob import glob
         g = glob('*')
-        if not g and localdata.getVar('ALLOW_EMPTY') != "1":
+        if not g and localdata.getVar('ALLOW_EMPTY', False) != "1":
             bb.note("Not creating empty archive for %s-%s-%s" % (pkg, localdata.getVar('PKGV', True), localdata.getVar('PKGR', True)))
             bb.utils.unlockfile(lf)
             continue
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ python do_package_deb () {
         try:
             for (c, fs) in fields:
                 for f in fs:
-                     if localdata.getVar(f) is None:
+                     if localdata.getVar(f, False) is None:
                          raise KeyError(f)
                 # Special behavior for description...
                 if 'DESCRIPTION' in fs: