diff --git a/conf/machine/include/rpi-default-providers.inc b/conf/machine/include/rpi-default-providers.inc
index 665c6e0..1a647c9 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/rpi-default-providers.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/rpi-default-providers.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # RaspberryPi BSP default providers
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-raspberrypi"
+# The default kernel version is the same as used by Raspbian
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-raspberrypi ?= "3.6.%"
+
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-xorg"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/egl ?= "userland"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles2 ?= "userland"