diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 0ed0766cd2..16e4f4429f 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -827,6 +827,11 @@ require conf/abi_version.conf
 include conf/site.conf
 include conf/auto.conf
 include conf/local.conf
+
+OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX ?= "conf/fragments"
+OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS ?= "BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_SUMMARY BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_DESCRIPTION"
+addfragments ${OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX} OE_FRAGMENTS OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS
+
 require conf/multiconfig/${BB_CURRENT_MC}.conf
 include conf/machine/${MACHINE}.conf
 include conf/machine-sdk/${SDKMACHINE}.conf
@@ -837,9 +842,6 @@ include conf/documentation.conf
 include conf/licenses.conf
 require conf/sanity.conf
 include conf/bblock.conf
-OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX ?= "conf/fragments"
-OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS ?= "BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_SUMMARY BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_DESCRIPTION"
-addfragments ${OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX} OE_FRAGMENTS OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS
 
 ##################################################################
 # Weak variables (usually to retain backwards compatibility)