diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/armv8m.inc b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/armv8m.inc
index e7c7ca82..07631938 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/armv8m.inc
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/armv8m.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ DEFAULTTUNE ?= "armv8m"
 TUNEVALID[armv8m] = "Enable instructions for ARMv8-m"
 AVAILTUNES += "armv8m"
 
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-dummy"
+
 ARMPKGARCH_tune-armv8m ?= "armv8m"
 TUNE_FEATURES_tune-armv8m = "armv8m"
 PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS_tune-armv8m = "armv8m"