diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/sensors/dbus-sensors_git.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/sensors/dbus-sensors_git.bb
index 28d9d0e..565fc27 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/sensors/dbus-sensors_git.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/sensors/dbus-sensors_git.bb
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-OEMESON_EXTRA:append = "-Dtests=disabled"
+EXTRA_OEMESON:append = " -Dtests=disabled"