diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf b/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
index 4d30bde6c3..08bd497201 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky-tiny.conf
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED += "sysvinit"
 # character support.
 IMAGE_FSTYPES = "cpio.gz"
 
+QB_DEFAULT_FSTYPE = "${IMAGE_FSTYPES}"
+
 # Drop v86d from qemu dependency list (we support serial)
 # Drop grub from meta-intel BSPs
 # FIXME: A different mechanism is needed here. We could define -tiny