diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
index 9f2df63..f40a951 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "palmetto-layer"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_palmetto-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
-LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_palmetto-layer = "gatesgarth hardknott"
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_palmetto-layer = "gatesgarth hardknott honister"
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"
 
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
index 9e1c123..6f0e905 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 require conf/machine/include/openpower.inc
 require conf/machine/include/p8.inc
 
-UBOOT_MACHINE_palmetto = "ast_g4_ncsi_config"
+UBOOT_MACHINE:palmetto = "ast_g4_ncsi_config"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x40008000"
 UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x40008000"