2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
index 829281357d..46023cc585 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Configuration:
         handler.set_var_in_file("BBLAYERS", self.layers, "bblayers.conf")
         # local.conf
         if not defaults:
-            handler.set_var_in_file("MACHINE", self.curr_mach, "local.conf")
+            handler.early_assign_var_in_file("MACHINE", self.curr_mach, "local.conf")
         handler.set_var_in_file("DISTRO", self.curr_distro, "local.conf")
         handler.set_var_in_file("DL_DIR", self.dldir, "local.conf")
         handler.set_var_in_file("SSTATE_DIR", self.sstatedir, "local.conf")
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
index ef74e563f9..3f5bebaca3 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class HobHandler(gobject.GObject):
 
     def set_machine(self, machine):
         if machine:
-            self.set_var_in_file("MACHINE", machine, "local.conf")
+            self.early_assign_var_in_file("MACHINE", machine, "local.conf")
 
     def set_sdk_machine(self, sdk_machine):
         self.set_var_in_file("SDKMACHINE", sdk_machine, "local.conf")
@@ -472,6 +472,11 @@ class HobHandler(gobject.GObject):
         self.server.runCommand(["setVarFile", var, val, default_file, "set"])
         self.runCommand(["disableDataTracking"])
 
+    def early_assign_var_in_file(self, var, val, default_file=None):
+        self.runCommand(["enableDataTracking"])
+        self.server.runCommand(["setVarFile", var, val, default_file, "earlyAssign"])
+        self.runCommand(["disableDataTracking"])
+
     def append_var_in_file(self, var, val, default_file=None):
         self.server.runCommand(["setVarFile", var, val, default_file, "append"])