diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/pigz/pigz_2.4.bb b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/pigz/pigz_2.4.bb
index 6e6da9c..6d62ce6 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/pigz/pigz_2.4.bb
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/pigz/pigz_2.4.bb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 SRC_URI = "http://zlib.net/${BPN}/fossils/${BP}.tar.gz"
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "def2f6e19d9d8231445adc1349d346df"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "a4f816222a7b4269bd232680590b579ccc72591f1bb5adafcd7208ca77e14f73"
+PROVIDES_class-native += "gzip-native"
+
 # Point this at the homepage in case /fossils/ isn't updated
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "http://zlib.net/${BPN}/"
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "pigz-(?P<pver>.*)\.tar"
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@
 
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "-e MAKEFLAGS="
 
+inherit update-alternatives
+
 do_install() {
 	# Install files into /bin (FHS), which is typical place for gzip
 	install -d ${D}${base_bindir}
@@ -27,4 +31,19 @@
 	ln -nsf pigz ${D}${base_bindir}/pigzcat
 }
 
+do_install_append_class-native() {
+	install -d ${D}${bindir}
+	install ${B}/pigz ${D}${bindir}/gzip
+	ln -nsf gzip ${D}${bindir}/gunzip
+	ln -nsf gzip ${D}${bindir}/zcat
+}
+
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "80"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "gunzip gzip zcat"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}_class-nativesdk = ""
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[gunzip] = "${base_bindir}/gunzip"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[gzip] = "${base_bindir}/gzip"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[zcat] = "${base_bindir}/zcat"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET = "${base_bindir}/pigz"
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"