diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/inventory/phosphor-inventory-manager_git.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/inventory/phosphor-inventory-manager_git.bb
index c6e3b29..1b54dd5 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/inventory/phosphor-inventory-manager_git.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/inventory/phosphor-inventory-manager_git.bb
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@
         IFACE=${OBMC_INVENTORY_MGR_IFACE} \
         IFACES_PATH=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${yaml_dir} \
         "
+
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
+PACKAGECONFIG[associations] = "--enable-associations, --disable-associations,nlohmann-json,"