diff --git a/poky/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc b/poky/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
index 2141903..2be3378 100644
--- a/poky/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_opkg-native ?= "opkg-native"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_nativesdk-opkg ?= "nativesdk-opkg"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_console-tools ?= "kbd"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gzip-native ?= "pigz-native"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_udev ?= "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','systemd','eudev',d)}"
 PREFERRED_RPROVIDER_bluez-hcidump ?= "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','bluetooth bluez5','bluez5','bluez-hcidump',d)}"
 # Alternative is ltp-ddt in meta-oe: meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ltp-ddt/ltp-ddt_0.0.4.bb