diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
index d3eefb754b..cebd0400f4 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils ?= "busybox"
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils-hwclock ?= "busybox-hwclock"
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils-syslog ?= "busybox-syslog"
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_keymaps ?= "keymaps"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dbus ?= "dbus"
 
 #
 # Default recipe providers