diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-baser-aemv8r64.conf b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-baser-aemv8r64.conf
index aeb23a40..f7651c02 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-baser-aemv8r64.conf
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-baser-aemv8r64.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "boot-wrapper-aarch64"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.10%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto-rt ?= "5.10%"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "Image"
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "arm/fvp-baser-aemv8r64.dtb"