diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index c09c0a7d52..1acb56433c 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -829,12 +829,12 @@ include conf/local.conf
 require conf/multiconfig/${BB_CURRENT_MC}.conf
 include conf/machine/${MACHINE}.conf
 include conf/machine-sdk/${SDKMACHINE}.conf
+require conf/cve-check-map.conf
 include conf/distro/${DISTRO}.conf
 include conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
 include conf/documentation.conf
 include conf/licenses.conf
 require conf/sanity.conf
-require conf/cve-check-map.conf
 include conf/bblock.conf
 
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