diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 8b607088c6e..d0154044f5a 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -826,12 +826,13 @@ FILESOVERRIDES = "${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}:${MACHINEOVERRIDES}:${DISTROOVERRIDE
 require conf/abi_version.conf
 include conf/site.conf
 include conf/auto.conf
-include conf/local.conf
 
 OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX ?= "conf/fragments"
 OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS ?= "BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_SUMMARY BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_DESCRIPTION"
 addfragments ${OE_FRAGMENTS_PREFIX} OE_FRAGMENTS OE_FRAGMENTS_METADATA_VARS
 
+include conf/local.conf
+
 require ${@"conf/multiconfig/${BB_CURRENT_MC}.conf" if "${BB_CURRENT_MC}" != "" else ""}
 include conf/machine/${MACHINE}.conf
 include conf/machine-sdk/${SDKMACHINE}.conf