diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ksample.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ksample.py
index a9a1620ebd..9883aa9aa8 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ksample.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ksample.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
 from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotFeature
 
 # need some kernel fragments
-# echo "KERNEL_FEATURES_append += \" features\/kernel\-sample\/kernel\-sample.scc\"" >> local.conf
+# echo "KERNEL_FEATURES_append = \" features\/kernel\-sample\/kernel\-sample.scc\"" >> local.conf
 class KSample(OERuntimeTestCase):
     def cmd_and_check(self, cmd='', match_string=''):
         status, output = self.target.run(cmd)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/imagefeatures.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/imagefeatures.py
index 2b9c4998f7..535d80cb86 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/imagefeatures.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/imagefeatures.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ USERADD_GID_TABLES += "files/static-group"
     def test_no_busybox_base_utils(self):
         config = """
 # Enable x11
-DISTRO_FEATURES_append += "x11"
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " x11"
 
 # Switch to systemd
 DISTRO_FEATURES += "systemd"