diff --git a/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf b/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
index 6b64328c81..732a7e5d01 100644
--- a/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ LICENSE_PATH += "${LAYERDIR}/licenses"
 
 PREFERRED_RPROVIDER_libdevmapper = "lvm2"
 PREFERRED_RPROVIDER_libdevmapper-native = "lvm2-native"
+PREFERRED_RPROVIDER_nativesdk-libdevmapper = "nativesdk-lvm2"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_android-tools-conf ?= "android-tools-conf"
 # Configures whether coreutils or uutils-coreutils is used.
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_coreutils = "coreutils"