diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf b/meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
index c6be00e80cf..d3d445a3f44 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require conf/distro/include/tcmode-${TCMODE}.inc
 require conf/distro/include/tclibc-${TCLIBC}.inc
 
 require conf/distro/include/no-static-libs.inc
-require conf/distro/include/security_flags.inc
+include_all conf/distro/include/security_flags.inc
 require conf/distro/include/yocto-space-optimize.inc
 
 require conf/distro/include/uninative-flags.inc