diff --git a/flavours/linux/local.conf.sample b/flavours/linux/local.conf.sample
index 0adb66e37bd39ccb6db4b465a1e0237963172c50..7b5272defbf022773d04e4aa08d30e4f697ba427 100644
--- a/flavours/linux/local.conf.sample
+++ b/flavours/linux/local.conf.sample
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-prelink"
 # run tests against any SDK that are built. To enable this uncomment these lines.
 # See classes/test{image,sdk}.bbclass for further details.
 #IMAGE_CLASSES += "testimage testsdk"
-#TESTIMAGE_AUTO_qemuall = "1"
+#TESTIMAGE_AUTO:qemuall = "1"
 
 #
 # Interactive shell configuration
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@ BB_DISKMON_DIRS ??= "\
 #
 # By default native qemu will build with a builtin VNC server where graphical output can be
 # seen. The line below enables the SDL UI frontend too.
-PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-qemu-system-native = " sdl"
+PACKAGECONFIG:append:pn-qemu-system-native = " sdl"
 # By default libsdl2-native will be built, if you want to use your host's libSDL instead of 
 # the minimal libsdl built by libsdl2-native then uncomment the ASSUME_PROVIDED line below.
 #ASSUME_PROVIDED += "libsdl2-native"
 
 # You can also enable the Gtk UI frontend, which takes somewhat longer to build, but adds
 # a handy set of menus for controlling the emulator.
-#PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-qemu-system-native = " gtk+"
+#PACKAGECONFIG:append:pn-qemu-system-native = " gtk+"
 
 #
 # Hash Equivalence
diff --git a/flavours/zephyr/local.conf.sample b/flavours/zephyr/local.conf.sample
index f8a412eb363439850d471ab1744afddee30e0776..021700f8b0442214abebb85aa6f3ee8f6bcf48f8 100644
--- a/flavours/zephyr/local.conf.sample
+++ b/flavours/zephyr/local.conf.sample
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-prelink"
 # run tests against any SDK that are built. To enable this uncomment these lines.
 # See classes/test{image,sdk}.bbclass for further details.
 #IMAGE_CLASSES += "testimage testsdk"
-#TESTIMAGE_AUTO_qemuall = "1"
+#TESTIMAGE_AUTO:qemuall = "1"
 
 #
 # Interactive shell configuration
@@ -221,14 +221,14 @@ BB_DISKMON_DIRS ??= "\
 #
 # By default native qemu will build with a builtin VNC server where graphical output can be
 # seen. The line below enables the SDL UI frontend too.
-PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-qemu-system-native = " sdl"
+PACKAGECONFIG:append:pn-qemu-system-native = " sdl"
 # By default libsdl2-native will be built, if you want to use your host's libSDL instead of 
 # the minimal libsdl built by libsdl2-native then uncomment the ASSUME_PROVIDED line below.
 #ASSUME_PROVIDED += "libsdl2-native"
 
 # You can also enable the Gtk UI frontend, which takes somewhat longer to build, but adds
 # a handy set of menus for controlling the emulator.
-#PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-qemu-system-native = " gtk+"
+#PACKAGECONFIG:append:pn-qemu-system-native = " gtk+"
 
 #
 # Hash Equivalence