diff --git a/_config b/_config
index a0cb7dc..cb746ad 100644
--- a/_config
+++ b/_config
@@ -1394,6 +1394,9 @@ Prefer: -libcurl-mini4
 Substitute: libfreebl3-hmac libfreebl3
 Substitute: libsoftokn3-hmac libsoftokn3
 
+# have choice for libyui_pkg needed by yast2-packager: libyui-ncurses-pkg16 libyui-qt-pkg16
+Prefer: libyui-qt-pkg16
+
 # 32bit -devel packages contain .pc files and cause a 'have choice' for OBS. unfavor the -32bit variants
 Prefer: -ColPack-devel-32bit
 Prefer: -FAudio-devel-32bit