diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/samba/samba_4.4.5.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/samba/samba_4.4.5.bb
index 042203ea39..2d235540e2 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/samba/samba_4.4.5.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/samba/samba_4.4.5.bb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ do_install_append() {
     rm -rf ${D}/run ${D}${localstatedir}/run ${D}${localstatedir}/log
 }
 
-PACKAGES += "${PN}-python ${PN}-python-dbg ${PN}-pidl libwinbind libwinbind-dbg libwinbind-krb5-locator"
+PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-python ${PN}-python-dbg ${PN}-pidl libwinbind libwinbind-dbg libwinbind-krb5-locator"
 PACKAGES =+ "libwbclient libnss-winbind winbind winbind-dbg libnetapi libsmbsharemodes \
              libsmbclient libsmbclient-dev lib${PN}-base ${PN}-base ${PN}-ctdb-tests"