diff --git a/meta/classes/native.bbclass b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
index 102dfb8872..6704e66ba0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/native.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ DEPENDS_GETTEXT = "gettext-native"
 PTEST_ENABLED = "0"
 
 # Don't use site files for native builds
-export CONFIG_SITE = ""
+export CONFIG_SITE = "${COREBASE}/meta/site/native"
 
 # set the compiler as well. It could have been set to something else
 export CC = "${CCACHE}${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta/site/native b/meta/site/native
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7dfb1cbeeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/site/native
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ac_cv_path_SED=sed