diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-dev.bbappend b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-dev.bbappend
index 4a62ac952c..5b1b736b1c 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-dev.bbappend
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-dev.bbappend
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ KBRANCH:genericx86  = "standard/base"
 KBRANCH:genericx86-64  = "standard/base"
 KBRANCH:beaglebone-yocto = "standard/beaglebone"
 
+KMACHINE:genericarm64 ?= "genericarm64"
 KMACHINE:genericx86 ?= "common-pc"
 KMACHINE:genericx86-64 ?= "common-pc-64"
 KMACHINE:beaglebone-yocto ?= "beaglebone"
 
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:genericarm64 = "genericarm64"
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:genericx86 = "genericx86"
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:genericx86-64 = "genericx86-64"
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:beaglebone-yocto = "beaglebone-yocto"