diff --git a/base-image/build/conf/machine/generic-armv7hf.conf b/base-image/build/conf/machine/generic-armv7hf.conf
index 64901b41..0531ccc7 100644
--- a/base-image/build/conf/machine/generic-armv7hf.conf
+++ b/base-image/build/conf/machine/generic-armv7hf.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for armv7a based boards
 
 require conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv7a.inc
+
+DEFAULTTUNE = "armv7athf-vfpv3d16"