diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.18.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.18.bb
index f2f8d032e2..9068b9314a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.18.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.18.bb
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ do_install_append_class-native() {
 		--magic-file ${datadir}/misc/magic.mgc
 }
 
+do_install_append_class-nativesdk() {
+	create_cmdline_wrapper ${D}/${bindir}/file \
+		--magic-file ${datadir}/misc/magic.mgc
+}
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"