diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-core-tweaks.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-core-tweaks.inc
index 9b8458e..8c8bc8a 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-core-tweaks.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-core-tweaks.inc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ MACHINEOVERRIDES[vardepsexclude] += "SOC_FAMILY"
 
 # opkg
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_opkg-collateral = "angstrom-feed-configs"
-EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES ??= "package-management"
+EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES ?= "package-management"
 
 # Prefer libjpeg-turbo
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_jpeg = "libjpeg-turbo"