diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/polkit/polkit-group-rule.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/polkit/polkit-group-rule.inc
index 40e4005423..06ab106420 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/polkit/polkit-group-rule.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/polkit/polkit-group-rule.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # polkit must prepare polkitd group
 DEPENDS += "polkit"
 
+inherit distro_features_check
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "polkit"
+
 inherit useradd
 
 do_install_prepend() {