diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/net-snmp/net-snmp_5.9.4.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/net-snmp/net-snmp_5.9.4.bb
index d4945e482d..b364edc065 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/net-snmp/net-snmp_5.9.4.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/net-snmp/net-snmp_5.9.4.bb
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = " \
     --with-persistent-directory=${localstatedir}/lib/net-snmp \
     --with-endianness=${@oe.utils.conditional('SITEINFO_ENDIANNESS', 'le', 'little', 'big', d)} \
     --with-mib-modules='${MIB_MODULES}' \
+    --with-sys-contact='no-contact-set@example.com' \
 "
 
 MIB_MODULES = ""