diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
index 7231fad940..df59133f77 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
@@ -653,8 +653,10 @@ create_merged_usr_symlinks_rootfs() {
     create_merged_usr_symlinks ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}
 }
 
+# Create the usrmerge symlink for the host in addition to the target build
 create_merged_usr_symlinks_sdk() {
     create_merged_usr_symlinks ${SDK_OUTPUT}${SDKTARGETSYSROOT}
+    create_merged_usr_symlinks ${SDK_OUTPUT}${SDKPATHNATIVE}
 }
 
 ROOTFS_PREPROCESS_COMMAND += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'usrmerge', 'create_merged_usr_symlinks_rootfs', '',d)}"
diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 6f180d18b0..ff9f7ab407 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -920,8 +920,8 @@ DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVESDK ?= "x11"
 
 # Normally target distro features will not be applied to native builds:
 # Native distro features on this list will use the target feature value
-DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVE ?= "api-documentation debuginfod opengl wayland"
-DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVESDK ?= "api-documentation debuginfod opengl wayland"
+DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVE ?= "api-documentation debuginfod opengl usrmerge wayland"
+DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVESDK ?= "api-documentation debuginfod opengl usrmerge wayland"
 
 DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL = "pulseaudio sysvinit gobject-introspection-data ldconfig"
 MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL = "rtc qemu-usermode"