diff --git a/_config b/_config
index e4b8362..c7d7ec8 100644
--- a/_config
+++ b/_config
@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ Prefer: hwdata
 # have choice for xfce4-panel-plugin-whiskermenu needed by xfce4-panel-branding-openSUSE: xfce4-panel-plugin-whiskermenu xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin
 Prefer: xfce4-panel-branding-openSUSE:xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin
 Prefer: patterns-xfce-xfce:mate-calc
+# NetworkManager branding choices blocking more GNOME packages
+Prefer: -NetworkManager-branding-upstream
 
 # Build cycle handling - prefer -mini packages were possible, break deps as needed
 Conflict: krb5-devel:krb5-mini