diff --git a/packaging/apt b/packaging/apt
index 684fec470af..dd2fed9e465 100644
--- a/packaging/apt
+++ b/packaging/apt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# WITH_ITEMS_USES_LIST
 
 # (c) 2012, Flowroute LLC
 # Written by Matthew Williams <matthew@flowroute.com>
diff --git a/packaging/pkgng b/packaging/pkgng
index fa341b2f80d..f8c24c320fe 100644
--- a/packaging/pkgng
+++ b/packaging/pkgng
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# WITH_ITEMS_USES_LIST
 
 # (c) 2013, bleader
 # Written by bleader <bleader@ratonland.org>
diff --git a/packaging/yum b/packaging/yum
index 226df89d4b2..24fab6d8c6c 100644
--- a/packaging/yum
+++ b/packaging/yum
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python -tt
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# WITH_ITEMS_USES_LIST
 
 # (c) 2012, Red Hat, Inc
 # Written by Seth Vidal <skvidal at fedoraproject.org>