1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 2539ae0f0a..55daa9eb91 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -726,7 +726,8 @@ DISTRO[unexport] = "1"
 # Used by canadian-cross to handle string conversions on TARGET_ARCH where needed
 TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH ??= "${@d.getVar('TARGET_ARCH', True).replace("_", "-")}"
 
-BB_CONSOLELOG = "${TMPDIR}/cooker.log.${DATETIME}"
+# Complete output from bitbake, if you're changing it, make sure to use existing directory
+BB_CONSOLELOG ?= "${TMPDIR}/cooker.log.${DATETIME}"
 
 # Setup our default hash policy
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER ?= "OEBasic"