diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index 2b42e123ed..4f077082da 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
 # IMAGE_FEATURES may contain any available package group
 IMAGE_FEATURES ?= ""
 IMAGE_FEATURES[type] = "list"
-IMAGE_FEATURES[validitems] += "debug-tweaks read-only-rootfs"
+IMAGE_FEATURES[validitems] += "debug-tweaks read-only-rootfs package-management"
 
 # rootfs bootstrap install
 ROOTFS_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL = "${@base_contains("IMAGE_FEATURES", "package-management", "", "${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP}",d)}"