diff --git a/common/recipes-devtools/rsync/rsync_%.bbappend b/common/recipes-devtools/rsync/rsync_%.bbappend
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index 0000000..e65d1f2
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+++ b/common/recipes-devtools/rsync/rsync_%.bbappend
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+EXTRA_OECONF_append += " --disable-largefile --disable-locale --disable-iconv \
+                         --without-included-popt --without-included-zlib"
+
+PACKAGECONFIG = ""