diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 4773d50..bc2d47d 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ IMAGE_FEATURES += "${EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES}"
 DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL = "pulseaudio"
 DISTRO_FEATURES_append = "${@oe.utils.features_backfill("DISTRO_FEATURES",d)}"
 
-MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL = ""
+MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL = "rtc"
 MACHINE_FEATURES_append = "${@oe.utils.features_backfill("MACHINE_FEATURES",d)}"
 
 COMBINED_FEATURES = "\