diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/inventory/phosphor-inventory-manager-config-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/inventory/phosphor-inventory-manager-config-native.bb
index d7dd57e..0b1c453 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/inventory/phosphor-inventory-manager-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/inventory/phosphor-inventory-manager-config-native.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit native
 
-PHOSPHOR_INVENTORY_MANAGER_CONFIGS ??= "phosphor-inventory-manager-assettag-native"
+PHOSPHOR_INVENTORY_MANAGER_CONFIGS += "phosphor-inventory-manager-assettag-native"
 
 # To add additional managed inventory items, create a recipe in your layer,
 # and add it to PHOSPHOR_INVENTORY_MANAGER_CONFIGS with a bbappend to this recipe.