diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 296ebc1..4773d50 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -724,6 +724,9 @@ IMAGE_FEATURES += "${EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES}"
 DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL = "pulseaudio"
 DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "${@oe.utils.features_backfill("DISTRO_FEATURES",d)}"
 
+MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL = ""
+MACHINE_FEATURES_append = "${@oe.utils.features_backfill("MACHINE_FEATURES",d)}"
+
 COMBINED_FEATURES = "\
     ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "alsa", d)} \
     ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "bluetooth", d)} \