diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/amd64/generic/package.mask b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/amd64/generic/package.mask
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--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/amd64/generic/package.mask
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# the OEM package app-emulation/open-vm-tools has been linking against
-# procps but recent versions have changed the soname. Mask until we fix. :(
->=sys-process/procps-3.3.10