diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 24e095632e9..181221facd6 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export systemd_unitdir = "${nonarch_base_libdir}/systemd"
 export systemd_system_unitdir = "${nonarch_base_libdir}/systemd/system"
 export nonarch_libdir = "${exec_prefix}/lib"
 export systemd_user_unitdir = "${nonarch_libdir}/systemd/user"
+firmwaredir = "${nonarch_base_libdir}/firmware"
 
 # Architecture dependent paths
 export bindir = "${exec_prefix}/bin"