diff --git a/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/openbmc-phosphor.conf b/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/openbmc-phosphor.conf
index 2460e70..b32bb04 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/openbmc-phosphor.conf
+++ b/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/openbmc-phosphor.conf
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
 # TODO: openbmc/openbmc#12345 - Upgrade to pygobject-3.
 PREFERRED_VERSION_python-pygobject = "2.%"
 
-INHERIT = "obmc-phosphor-utils"
+INHERIT_append = " obmc-phosphor-utils"
 
 include conf/distro/include/openbmc-phosphor/${MACHINE}.inc