diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-standalone-sdk-target.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-standalone-sdk-target.bbappend
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+RRECOMMENDS_${PN}_append = " gtest"