diff --git a/meta-selftest/conf/fragments/test-fragment.conf b/meta-selftest/conf/fragments/test-fragment.conf
index 4c1d240945..82dd353767 100644
--- a/meta-selftest/conf/fragments/test-fragment.conf
+++ b/meta-selftest/conf/fragments/test-fragment.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_SUMMARY = "This is a configuration fragment intended for testing in oe-selftest context"
 BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_DESCRIPTION = "It defines a variable that can be checked inside the test."
+
 SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE = "somevalue"
+require conf/multilib.conf
diff --git a/meta/lib/bbconfigbuild/configfragments.py b/meta/lib/bbconfigbuild/configfragments.py
index a4896cc734..c1dddc3e4c 100644
--- a/meta/lib/bbconfigbuild/configfragments.py
+++ b/meta/lib/bbconfigbuild/configfragments.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def plugin_init(plugins):
 class ConfigFragmentsPlugin(LayerPlugin):
     def get_fragment_info(self, path, name):
         d = bb.data.init()
+        d.setVar('BBPATH', self.tinfoil.config_data.getVar('BBPATH'))
         bb.parse.handle(path, d, True)
         summary = d.getVar('BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_SUMMARY')
         description = d.getVar('BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_DESCRIPTION')