diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-trustfence.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-trustfence.bb
index cab5f931e..ff85f755e 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-trustfence.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-trustfence.bb
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ inherit packagegroup
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
 	${@base_conditional('TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE', '1', 'auto-serial-console', '', d)} \
 "
+do_package[vardeps] += "TRUSTFENCE_CONSOLE_DISABLE"