diff --git a/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend b/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c4669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Not provided in our OE packages
+DEPENDS_remove = "virtual/crypt"
diff --git a/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_2022.83.bb b/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_2022.83.bb
index 0c7a8f4..6d81e89 100644
--- a/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_2022.83.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_2022.83.bb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ LICENSE = "MIT & BSD-3-Clause & BSD-2-Clause & PD"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=25cf44512b7bc8966a48b6b1a9b7605f"
 
 DEPENDS = "zlib virtual/crypt"
-RPROVIDES:${PN} = "ssh sshd"
-RCONFLICTS:${PN} = "openssh-sshd openssh"
+RPROVIDES_${PN} = "ssh sshd"
+RCONFLICTS_${PN} = "openssh-sshd openssh"
 
 SRC_URI = "http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/dropbear-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
            file://0001-urandom-xauth-changes-to-options.h.patch \
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CVE_PRODUCT = "dropbear_ssh"
 INITSCRIPT_NAME = "dropbear"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "defaults 10"
 
-SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN} = "dropbear.socket"
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "dropbear.socket"
 
 SBINCOMMANDS = "dropbear dropbearkey dropbearconvert"
 BINCOMMANDS = "dbclient ssh scp"
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[enable-x11-forwarding] = ""
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-harden"
 
 # musl does not implement wtmp/logwtmp APIs
-EXTRA_OECONF:append:libc-musl = " --disable-wtmp --disable-lastlog"
+EXTRA_OECONF_append_libc-musl = " --disable-wtmp --disable-lastlog"
 
-do_configure:append() {
+do_configure_append() {
 	echo "/* Dropbear features */" > ${B}/localoptions.h
 	if ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'enable-x11-forwarding', 'true', 'false', d)}; then
 		echo "#define DROPBEAR_X11FWD 1" >> ${B}/localoptions.h
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ do_install() {
 inherit update-alternatives
 
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "20"
-ALTERNATIVE:${PN} = "${@bb.utils.filter('BINCOMMANDS', 'scp ssh', d)}"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "${@bb.utils.filter('BINCOMMANDS', 'scp ssh', d)}"
 
 ALTERNATIVE_TARGET = "${sbindir}/dropbearmulti"
 
-pkg_postrm:${PN} () {
+pkg_postrm_${PN} () {
   if [ -f "${sysconfdir}/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key" ]; then
         rm ${sysconfdir}/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key
   fi
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ pkg_postrm:${PN} () {
   fi
 }
 
-CONFFILES:${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/default/dropbear"
+CONFFILES_${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/default/dropbear"
 
-FILES:${PN} += "${bindir}"
+FILES_${PN} += "${bindir}"