diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 3496d2bb8c..e168ef1f5b 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ include conf/machine-sdk/${SDKMACHINE}.conf
 include conf/distro/${DISTRO}.conf
 include conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
 include conf/documentation.conf
+include conf/licenses.conf
 require conf/sanity.conf
 
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