diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan_%.bbappend
index 2b6da59..09d4fd6 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan_%.bbappend
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@
 SYSTEMD_LINK_${PN}-control_witherspoon += "${@compose_list(d, 'FMT_CONTROL_PWRON', 'OBMC_CHASSIS_INSTANCES')}"
 
 # Enable the use of JSON on the fan applications that support it
-EXTRA_OECONF_append_witherspoon = " --enable-json --disable-json-control"
+PACKAGECONFIG_append_witherspoon = " json"
+EXTRA_OECONF_append_witherspoon = " --disable-json-control"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-presence-tach_append_witherspoon = " phosphor-fan-presence-config"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-monitor_append_witherspoon = " phosphor-fan-monitor-config"
 
-EXTRA_OECONF_append_rainier = " --enable-json"
+PACKAGECONFIG_append_rainier = " json"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-presence-tach_append_rainier = " phosphor-fan-presence-config"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-monitor_append_rainier = " phosphor-fan-monitor-config"