diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ba92b6c2..462f7151 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.418) yakkety; urgency=medium
+
+  * Ubuntu-MATE now does follow Recommends; adjust the configuration for it
+    to not pass --no-install-recommends.
+
+ -- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <cyphermox@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:42:37 -0400
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.417) yakkety; urgency=medium
 
   * Swap order of security and updates in dvd sources.list.
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 1f596c27..d254c307 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ case $PROJECT in
 			amd64)	add_package live linux-signed-generic ;;
 		esac
 		COMPONENTS='main restricted universe multiverse'
-		# The Ubuntu MATE STRUCTURE file has "feature
-		# no-follow-recommends".  Mirror this.
-		export APT_OPTIONS="--yes --no-install-recommends"
 		;;
 
 	ubuntustudio-dvd)