diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/images/core-image-base.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/images/core-image-base.bbappend
index 6c8a0fe9c..3e3caad29 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/images/core-image-base.bbappend
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/images/core-image-base.bbappend
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ IMAGE_FEATURES += " \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('MACHINE_FEATURES', 'wifi', 'dey-wireless', '', d)} \
 "
 
+# SDK features (for toolchains generated from an image with populate_sdk)
+SDKIMAGE_FEATURES ?= "dev-pkgs dbg-pkgs staticdev-pkgs"
+
 # Add our dey-image tweaks to the final image (like /etc/build info)
 inherit dey-image