diff --git a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_jessie_armhf.conf b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_jessie_armhf.conf
index 5cd7152d13faf5900aba910017066ef9e308fe78..e8e8037486f82af9798aa8a0ecc8c8fed96abdc8 100644
--- a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_jessie_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_jessie_armhf.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ deb_mirror=""
 ##
 ##Some packages fail to install via debootstrap: deb_additional_pkgs="<comma|space>"
 ##
-deb_additional_pkgs="bmap-tools lsb-release pastebinit python-dbus systemd-sysv"
+deb_additional_pkgs="bmap-tools lsb-release pastebinit python-dbus systemd-sysv \
+bison build-essential flex make" #for bb.org-overlays...
 ##
 rfs_username="debian"
 rfs_fullname="Demo User"
diff --git a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_stretch_armhf.conf b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_stretch_armhf.conf
index baee048aabd137cfc295e90bce078706444eb838..7b594dee4736c37cda8ea11ed2d794a99825778e 100644
--- a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_stretch_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_stretch_armhf.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ deb_mirror=""
 ##
 ##Some packages fail to install via debootstrap: deb_additional_pkgs="<comma|space>"
 ##
-deb_additional_pkgs="bmap-tools lsb-release pastebinit python-dbus systemd-sysv"
+deb_additional_pkgs="bmap-tools lsb-release pastebinit python-dbus systemd-sysv \
+bison build-essential flex make" #for bb.org-overlays...
 ##
 rfs_username="debian"
 rfs_fullname="Demo User"
diff --git a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_wheezy_armhf.conf b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_wheezy_armhf.conf
index abef45e59d5f986e6cce1478626e12e9483fd721..8f40d07ee95f7a4faef37147c018cdb3d18f08dc 100644
--- a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_wheezy_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_wheezy_armhf.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ deb_mirror=""
 ##
 ##Some packages fail to install via debootstrap: deb_additional_pkgs="<comma|space>"
 ##
-deb_additional_pkgs=""
+deb_additional_pkgs="bison build-essential flex make" #for bb.org-overlays...
 ##
 rfs_username="debian"
 rfs_fullname="Demo User"
diff --git a/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf b/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
index 825dadcf0a66e576c5f512ed45533075b2d024ab..3bb1e6d3ccaacbbc0020f93e9b26bc29ec609ece 100644
--- a/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ deb_mirror=""
 ##
 ##Some packages fail to install via debootstrap: deb_additional_pkgs="<comma|space>"
 ##
-deb_additional_pkgs=""
+deb_additional_pkgs="bison build-essential flex make" #for bb.org-overlays...
 ##
 rfs_username="ubuntu"
 rfs_fullname="Demo User"
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ rfs_ssh_user_pass="enable"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.com/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-4.1.1-armv7-x1 linux-image-4.1.1-ti-r2 \
+bb-customizations \
 ipumm-dra7xx-installer rcn-ee-archive-keyring tiomapconf"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_version="4.1.1-ti-r2"
 include_firmware="enable"