diff --git a/meta/classes/native.bbclass b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
index 6becf8233f..1919fbcdbd 100644
--- a/meta/classes/native.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH[unexport] = "1"
 LIBCOVERRIDE = ""
 CLASSOVERRIDE = "class-native"
 MACHINEOVERRIDES = ""
+MACHINE_FEATURES = ""
 
 PATH_prepend = "${COREBASE}/scripts/native-intercept:"