diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf b/meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
index 80de23f517..c087943698 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require conf/distro/include/uninative-flags.inc
 
 USER_CLASSES ?= ""
 PACKAGE_CLASSES ?= "package_ipk"
-INHERIT_DISTRO ?= "debian devshell sstate license remove-libtool create-spdx"
+INHERIT_DISTRO ?= "debian devshell sstate license remove-libtool create-spdx buildstats"
 INHERIT += "${PACKAGE_CLASSES} ${USER_CLASSES} ${INHERIT_DISTRO}"
 
 INIT_MANAGER ??= "none"