diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager.bb
index 3cd0756..bbbb866 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager.bb
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@
     ${PN}-updater \
     ${PN}-sync \
 "
-PACKAGES =+ "${SOFTWARE_MGR_PACKAGES}"
-PACKAGES_remove = "${PN}"
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev = "${SOFTWARE_MGR_PACKAGES}"
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-staticdev = "${SOFTWARE_MGR_PACKAGES}"
+PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN += "${SOFTWARE_MGR_PACKAGES}"
+ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1"
 
 DBUS_PACKAGES = "${SOFTWARE_MGR_PACKAGES}"