diff --git a/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass b/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
index c9bb0349ad..7bcceee31b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
@@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ def sanity_handle_abichanges(status, d):
             subprocess.call(d.expand("rm ${TMPDIR}/sysroots/*/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so ${TMPDIR}/sysroots/*/pkgdata/runtime/xf86-video-modesetting* ${TMPDIR}/sysroots/*/pkgdata/runtime-reverse/xf86-video-modesetting* ${TMPDIR}/sysroots/*/pkgdata/shlibs2/xf86-video-modesetting*"), shell=True)
             with open(abifile, "w") as f:
                 f.write(current_abi)
+        elif abi == "11" and current_abi == "12":
+            status.addresult("The layout of TMPDIR changed for Recipe Specific Sysroots.\nConversion doesn't make sense and this change will rebuild everything so please start with a clean TMPDIR.\n")
         elif (abi != current_abi):
             # Code to convert from one ABI to another could go here if possible.
             status.addresult("Error, TMPDIR has changed its layout version number (%s to %s) and you need to either rebuild, revert or adjust it at your own risk.\n" % (abi, current_abi))
diff --git a/meta/conf/abi_version.conf b/meta/conf/abi_version.conf
index a829687780..4964880108 100644
--- a/meta/conf/abi_version.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/abi_version.conf
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # that breaks the format and have been previously discussed on the mailing list 
 # with general agreement from the core team.
 #
-OELAYOUT_ABI = "11"
+OELAYOUT_ABI = "12"