diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
index 59f209a20e..df8d6d701f 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ net-analyzer/nmap ncat -system-lua
 # removes mta dependencies
 app-admin/sudo -sendmail
 
-# use lzma which is the default on non-gentoo systems, use gnuefi for
-# bootctl, enable selinux, disable hybrid cgroup as we use the unified
-# mode now
-sys-apps/systemd build curl idn lzma gnuefi selinux -cgroup-hybrid
+# use lzma which is the default on non-gentoo systems, enable selinux,
+# disable hybrid cgroup as we use the unified mode now
+sys-apps/systemd build curl idn lzma selinux -cgroup-hybrid
 net-libs/libmicrohttpd -ssl
 
 # disable kernel config detection and module building
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
index 2e7e73ed6f..db23a521ec 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ sys-libs/ncurses	minimal
 sys-libs/pam		-berkdb audit
 sys-libs/gdbm		berkdb
 
-# enable journal gateway and container features
-sys-apps/systemd audit importd http nat
+# enable journal gateway, bootctl and container features
+sys-apps/systemd audit gnuefi importd http nat
 
 # epoll is needed for systemd-journal-remote to work. coreos/bugs#919
 net-libs/libmicrohttpd epoll