diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
index cd9bfaf295..6df737c530 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/${SDK_PREFIX}compilerlibs = "nativesdk-gcc-runtime"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc = "${TCLIBC}"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/nativesdk-${SDK_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc ?= "nativesdk-glibc"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-initial = "${TCLIBC}-initial"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/nativesdk-${SDK_PREFIX}libc-initial = "nativesdk-glibc-initial"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/nativesdk-${SDK_PREFIX}libc-initial ?= "nativesdk-glibc-initial"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/gettext ??= "gettext"
 
 GCCVERSION ?= "5.%"