diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/git/git.inc b/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/git/git.inc
index 95ab397..4131c98 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/git/git.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/git/git.inc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-perl=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl \
 		--without-tcltk \
 "
+EXTRA_OECONF_append_class-nativesdk = " --with-gitconfig=/etc/gitconfig "
 
 # Needs brokensep as this doesn't use automake
 inherit autotools-brokensep perlnative bash-completion