diff --git a/meta-arm-autonomy/conf/distro/include/arm-autonomy-host.inc b/meta-arm-autonomy/conf/distro/include/arm-autonomy-host.inc
index bd98ae21..8b27f924 100644
--- a/meta-arm-autonomy/conf/distro/include/arm-autonomy-host.inc
+++ b/meta-arm-autonomy/conf/distro/include/arm-autonomy-host.inc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # We need to have xen and ipv4 activated
 DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " xen ipv4"
+DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVE_append = " arm-autonomy-host"
 
 # Don't include kernels in standard images when building arm-autonomy-host
 # If the kernel image is needed in the rootfs the following should be set from