diff --git a/meta/packages/apt/apt-native_0.7.3.bb b/meta/packages/apt/apt-native_0.7.3.bb
index 43f73889f7..3342618aa9 100644
--- a/meta/packages/apt/apt-native_0.7.3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/apt/apt-native_0.7.3.bb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require apt-native.inc
+PR = "r1"
 
 SRC_URI += "file://nodoc.patch;patch=1 \
             file://noconfigure.patch;patch=1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/apt/files/apt.conf b/meta/packages/apt/files/apt.conf
index 6fd653dfcd..9e90616465 100644
--- a/meta/packages/apt/files/apt.conf
+++ b/meta/packages/apt/files/apt.conf
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Dir "${STAGING_DIR}/"
 
 APT
 {
+  Install-Recommends "true";
   Immediate-Configure "false";
   Architecture "i586";
   Get