diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 5bb007d62c..983987cf7e 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ BB_DEFAULT_UMASK ??= "022"
 
 # Complete output from bitbake
 BB_CONSOLELOG ?= "${LOG_DIR}/cooker/${MACHINE}/${DATETIME}.log"
+BB_DEFAULT_EVENTLOG ?= "${LOG_DIR}/eventlog/${DATETIME}.json"
 
 # Setup our default hash policy
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER ?= "OEBasicHash"