diff --git a/common/recipes-core/busybox/busybox/busybox.cfg b/common/recipes-core/busybox/busybox/busybox.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..174a3f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/recipes-core/busybox/busybox/busybox.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_DEVMEM=y
diff --git a/common/recipes-core/busybox/busybox_%.bbappend b/common/recipes-core/busybox/busybox_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..225f17a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/recipes-core/busybox/busybox_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+SRC_URI += "file://busybox.cfg"
diff --git a/common/recipes.txt b/common/recipes.txt
index f339a3c..ccd19b2 100644
--- a/common/recipes.txt
+++ b/common/recipes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 recipes-connectivity - Libraries and applications related to communication with other devices 
+recipes-core         - What's needed to build a basic working Linux image including commonly used dependencies
 recipes-devtools     - Tools primarily used by the build system (but can also be used on targets)
 recipes-extended     - Applications which whilst not essential add features compared to the alternatives in
                        core. May be needed for full tool functionality or LSB compliance.