diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.inc b/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
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+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/egl ?= "mesa"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgl ?= "mesa"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles1 ?= "mesa"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles2 ?= "mesa"
+
+XSERVER ?= "xserver-xorg \
+            ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', 'mesa-driver-swrast', '', d)} \
+            xf86-input-evdev \
+            xf86-input-mouse \
+            xf86-video-fbdev \
+            xf86-input-keyboard"
+
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "alsa bluetooth usbgadget screen"
+
+MACHINEOVERRIDES =. "qemuall:"
+
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.bz2 ext4"
+
+# Don't include kernels in standard images
+RDEPENDS_kernel-base = ""
+
+# Use a common kernel recipe for all QEMU machines
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
+
+EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "qemu-native qemu-helper-native"
+
+# Provide the nfs server kernel module for all qemu images
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_pn-linux-yocto = " features/nfsd/nfsd-enable.scc"