diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/local.conf.sample
index 3bdab81..e25c4d9 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 # Supported values are i686 and x86_64
 #SDKMACHINE ?= "i686"
 
-SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS_append ?= " RedHatEnterpriseWorkstation-6.*"
+SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS:append ?= " RedHatEnterpriseWorkstation-6.*"
 
 #
 # Extra image configuration defaults
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@
 # By default qemu will build with a builtin VNC server where graphical output can be
 # seen. The two lines below enable the SDL backend too. This assumes there is a
 # libsdl library available on your build system.
-PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-qemu-native = " sdl"
-PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-nativesdk-qemu = " sdl"
+PACKAGECONFIG:append:pn-qemu-native = " sdl"
+PACKAGECONFIG:append:pn-nativesdk-qemu = " sdl"
 #ASSUME_PROVIDED += "libsdl-native"