diff --git a/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc b/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
index 164523e..d90454e 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 SOC_FAMILY ??= ""
 include conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
 
+MACHINEOVERRIDES =. "sunxi:"
+
 # Sub-architecture support
 MACHINE_SOCARCH_SUFFIX ?= ""
 MACHINE_SOCARCH_SUFFIX_sun4i = "-sun4i"
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/sunxi64.inc b/conf/machine/include/sunxi64.inc
index dc8b92d..d7ef8f2 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/sunxi64.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/sunxi64.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 SOC_FAMILY ??= ""
 include conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
 
+MACHINEOVERRIDES =. "sunxi:sunxi64:"
+
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-mainline"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot ?= "u-boot"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader ?= "u-boot"