diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
index 07222c2cad..8ed703cfb0 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_opkg-native ?= "opkg-native"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_nativesdk-opkg ?= "nativesdk-opkg"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_console-tools ?= "kbd"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gzip-native ?= "pigz-native"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_make ?= "make"