diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended b/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended
index b901c5b3ae..f0d1ba85f8 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended
@@ -130,3 +130,16 @@
 # do update(remove/add some pkgs) on it.  NOTE: This is not suggested
 # when you want to create a productive rootfs
 #INC_RPM_IMAGE_GEN = "1"
+
+# This is a list of packages that require a commercial license to ship
+# product. If shipped as part of an image these packages may have
+# implications so they are disabled by default.  To enable them,
+# un-comment the below as appropriate.
+#LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-fluendo-mp3 \
+#                           commercial_gst-openmax \
+#                           commercial_gst-plugins-ugly \
+#                           commercial_lame \
+#                           commercial_libmad \
+#                           commercial_libomxil \
+#                           commercial_mpeg2dec \
+#                           commercial_qmmp"