diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky.conf b/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky.conf
index c92ef2a7082..d1375276246 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky.conf
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky.conf
@@ -69,3 +69,6 @@ INIT_MANAGER ?= "${POKY_INIT_MANAGER}"
 
 # We need debug symbols so that SPDX license manifests for the kernel work
 KERNEL_EXTRA_FEATURES:append = " features/debug/debug-kernel.scc"
+
+# Enable creation of SPDX manifests by default
+INHERIT += "create-spdx"