diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/passwdqc/passwdqc_1.3.1.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/passwdqc/passwdqc_1.3.1.bb
index dd30250..b148fdc 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/passwdqc/passwdqc_1.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/passwdqc/passwdqc_1.3.1.bb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 # explicitly define LINUX_PAM in case DISTRO_FEATURES no pam
 # this package's pam_passwdqc.so needs pam
-CFLAGS_append = " -Wall -fPIC -DHAVE_SHADOW -DLINUX_PAM"
+CFLAGS:append = " -Wall -fPIC -DHAVE_SHADOW -DLINUX_PAM"
 
 # -e is no longer default setting in bitbake.conf
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "-e"
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
 PROVIDES += "pam-${BPN}"
 PACKAGES =+ "lib${BPN} pam-${BPN}"
 
-FILES_lib${BPN} = "${base_libdir}/libpasswdqc.so.0"
-FILES_pam-${BPN} = "${base_libdir}/security/pam_passwdqc.so"
-FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${base_libdir}/security/.debug"
+FILES:lib${BPN} = "${base_libdir}/libpasswdqc.so.0"
+FILES:pam-${BPN} = "${base_libdir}/security/pam_passwdqc.so"
+FILES:${PN}-dbg += "${base_libdir}/security/.debug"
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "lib${BPN} pam-${BPN}"
-RDEPENDS_pam-${BPN} = "lib${BPN}"
+RDEPENDS:${PN} = "lib${BPN} pam-${BPN}"
+RDEPENDS:pam-${BPN} = "lib${BPN}"