diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-sysfs_git.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-sysfs_git.bb
index 684e41c..e1f7f25 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-sysfs_git.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-sysfs_git.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 DBUS_SERVICE:${PN} += "xyz.openbmc_project.led.controller@.service"
 
-EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Dtests=disabled"
+EXTRA_OEMESON:append = " -Dtests=disabled"
 
 SRC_URI += "git://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-led-sysfs"
 SRC_URI += "file://70-leds.rules"