diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index ba7817b7e5..4668373756 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ 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 ?= "acl x11 ipv6 xattr"
-DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVESDK ?= "acl x11 ipv6 xattr"
+DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVESDK ?= "acl x11 ipv6 xattr multiarch"
 DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVESDK:mingw32 = "x11 ipv6"
 
 # Normally target distro features will not be applied to native builds: