diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
index c88f97dcae..7a7361b60c 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86-64 ?= "3.0%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuarm ?= "3.0%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips ?= "3.0%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuppc ?= "3.0%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto-rt_qemux86 ?= "3.0%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto-rt_qemux86-64 ?= "3.0%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto-rt_qemuarm ?= "3.0%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto-rt_qemumips ?= "3.0%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto-rt_qemuppc ?= "3.0%"
 
 SDK_NAME = "${DISTRO}-${TCLIBC}-${SDK_ARCH}-${TARGET_ARCH}"
 SDKPATH = "/opt/${DISTRO}/${SDK_VERSION}"