diff --git a/config-hlrs/packages.yaml b/config-hlrs/packages.yaml
index 2dd7cbc..6baae4d 100644
--- a/config-hlrs/packages.yaml
+++ b/config-hlrs/packages.yaml
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ packages:
       prefix: /usr
     buildable: false
   libxml2:
-    externals:
-    - spec: libxml2@2.9.14
-    buildable: false
+    require: '%gcc@7.5'
   libdwarf:
     require: '%gcc@7.5'
   zstd: