diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/include/tune-ppce5500.inc b/meta/conf/machine/include/tune-ppce5500.inc
index ace26146a5..cebb244068 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/include/tune-ppce5500.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/include/tune-ppce5500.inc
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS_tune-ppc64e5500 = "${PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS_tune-powerpc64} ppc
 
 # glibc configure options to get e5500 specific library (for sqrt)
 GLIBC_EXTRA_OECONF += "${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES', 'e5500', '--with-cpu=e5500', '', d)}"
+
+# QEMU usermode fails with invalid instruction error (YOCTO: #10304)
+MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED_append = "${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES', 'e5500', ' qemu-usermode', '', d)}"
diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/include/tune-ppce6500.inc b/meta/conf/machine/include/tune-ppce6500.inc
index da1e864e55..5db7e760c3 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/include/tune-ppce6500.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/include/tune-ppce6500.inc
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS_tune-ppc64e6500 = "${PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS_tune-powerpc64} ppc
 # glibc configure options to get e6500 specific library
 GLIBC_EXTRA_OECONF_powerpc64 += "${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES', 'e6500', '--with-cpu=e6500', '', d)}"
 GLIBC_EXTRA_OECONF_powerpc += "${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES', 'e6500', '--with-cpu=e6500', '', d)}"
+
+# QEMU usermode fails with invalid instruction error (YOCTO: #10304)
+MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED_append = "${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES', 'e6500', ' qemu-usermode', '', d)}"