diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index edea125..93c6b86 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@
 	path = external-layers/meta-swupdate
 	url = ssh://git@bitbucket.gad.local:7999/ico/meta-swupdate.git
 	branch = kirkstone
+[submodule "meta-arm"]
+	path = external-layers/meta-arm
+	url = git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-arm
+	branch = kirkstone
diff --git a/external-layers/meta-arm b/external-layers/meta-arm
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..b187fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external-layers/meta-arm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit b187fb9232ca0a6b5f8f90b4715958546fc41d73