diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 9625a6fef4..da01e9b66f 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ IMAGE_FEATURES += "${EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES}"
 
 # Native distro features (will always be used for -native, even if they
 # are not enabled for target)
-DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVE ?= "x11 ipv6 xattr"
+DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVE ?= "x11 ipv6 ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'acl xattr', d)}"
 DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVESDK ?= "x11"
 
 # Normally target distro features will not be applied to native builds: