diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 54d6bebc39..77399abce0 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -821,7 +821,8 @@ include conf/local.conf
 
 OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX ?= "conf/fragments"
 OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS ?= "BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_SUMMARY BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_DESCRIPTION"
-addfragments ${OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX} OE_FRAGMENTS OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS
+OE_FRAGMENTS_BUILTIN ?= "machine:MACHINE distro:DISTRO"
+addfragments ${OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX} OE_FRAGMENTS OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS OE_FRAGMENTS_BUILTIN
 
 require ${@"conf/multiconfig/${BB_CURRENT_MC}.conf" if "${BB_CURRENT_MC}" != "" else ""}
 include conf/machine/${MACHINE}.conf