diff --git a/conf/machine/include/omap3.inc b/conf/machine/include/omap3.inc
index 8fc0903e..9cafe852 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/omap3.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/omap3.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SOC_FAMILY = "omap3"
+require conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-cortexa8.inc
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-omap"
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/omap4.inc b/conf/machine/include/omap4.inc
index 51e4a84b..d8d7e08b 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/omap4.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/omap4.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SOC_FAMILY = "omap4"
+require conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-cortexa8.inc
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/omapl138.inc b/conf/machine/include/omapl138.inc
index 4c222753..19496424 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/omapl138.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/omapl138.inc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 SOC_FAMILY = "omapl138"
+require conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc b/conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39ca338f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Add SOC_FAMILY to machine overrides so we get access to e.g. 'omap3' and 'ti335x'
+MACHINEOVERRIDES .= "${@['', ':${SOC_FAMILY}']['${SOC_FAMILY}' != '']}"
+
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/ti33x.inc b/conf/machine/include/ti33x.inc
index f9d8f7a7..550363dd 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/ti33x.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/ti33x.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SOC_FAMILY = "ti33x"
+require conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-cortexa8.inc
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-ti33x-psp"
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/ti814x.inc b/conf/machine/include/ti814x.inc
index 23b6a1d7..c53557f4 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/ti814x.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/ti814x.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SOC_FAMILY = "ti814x"
+require conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-cortexa8.inc
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/ti816x.inc b/conf/machine/include/ti816x.inc
index 06cb7c0e..2fe40067 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/ti816x.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/ti816x.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SOC_FAMILY = "ti816x"
+require conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-cortexa8.inc