2 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
index afea5e7c50..244504968a 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_xf86-video-intel ?= "xf86-video-intel"
 # Default virtual runtime providers
 #
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_update-alternatives ?= "update-alternatives-cworth"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_apm ?= "apm"
 
 #
 # Default recipe providers
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/tasks/task-base.bb b/meta/recipes-core/tasks/task-base.bb
index e0960b5e0e..12e171aa87 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/tasks/task-base.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/tasks/task-base.bb
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ RDEPENDS_task-base-acpi = "\
     acpid \
     libacpi "
 
-# Distro can override apm provider
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_apm ?= "apm"
-
 RDEPENDS_task-base-apm = "\
     ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_apm} \
     apmd"