diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
index b76edffa8fa3..713813a405f5 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SPL_BINARY = "MLO"
 UBOOT_SUFFIX = "img"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "am335x_evm_defconfig"
 
-MACHINE_FEATURES = "usbgadget usbhost vfat alsa"
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "${MACHINE_FEATURES_DEFAULT} usbgadget usbhost vfat alsa"
 
 IMAGE_BOOT_FILES ?= "u-boot.${UBOOT_SUFFIX} ${SPL_BINARY} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DTB_FILES}"